Health

Physiology chief a new UTHSC dean

David S. Weiss, chairman of physiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, has been named dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Mexico's weakest still treated as 'subhuman'

The study by Disability Rights International of Washington and a leading Mexican human rights group found thousands of disabled patients across the country live largely untreated in understaffed, unclean and underfunded public and private institutions.

Prostate drug may see new use

Dr. Ian Thompson, set to testify before a federal panel today on prostate cancer prevention drugs, is hopeful about the future of treatment, even though a diagnosis now brings confusion and uncertainty.

UHS Board approves purchase of mobile mammography unit

Mobile mammography unit will travel to where women are to screen them for breast cancer.

Diabetes epidemic foreseen

A new Texas diabetes report projects an alarming future with more than 8 million Texans diagnosed by 2040, creating both 'a wake-up call and a call to action,' a state lawmaker said.
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Trey's House brings hope

A local non-profit helps those with acquired and traumatic brain injuries.

Baby boomers focus of Jane Fonda’s new workout

Steps to Health: Jane Fonda is back. Only this time she’s traded her legwarmers, belted leotard and “Feel the burn” rallying cry for a new hip, a new knee and advice on aging gracefully.

Staying spry in old age

A new study that followed more than 600 San Antonio residents over a 10-year period found that older Mexican Americans were a lot less likely to become frail than Anglos, after adjusting for differences in income and health.

Collecting cord blood, saving lives

The medical procedure that saved little Zachary Windrow's life was, according to his mother, Shannon, “the most uneventful thing you'll ever see.”

Iraqi boy gets lifesaving surgery in S.A.

Two-year-old Zaid Asad Jameel was brought here by the HeartGift Foundation, which provides heart surgery for children who have no access in their home countries and can't afford it elsewhere.
Slideshow: Lifesaving Surgery for Zaid