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These past few years are being called a major tipping point in Alzheimer's research. A second treatment has now been approved that targets the underlying cause of Alzheimer's, not just the symptoms.

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio are collaborating with other researchers across the country to make headway in treating combat PTSD.

The Alamo Center focuses on education and treatment for substance abuse disorder but with the lingering opioid epidemic, they've been busier than ever.

Nearly 1.3 million people in the United States are in remission or in treatment for blood cancer, according to Methodist Healthcare.

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. A stroke, also called a brain attack, occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted.

April marks Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Parkinson’s Disease is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease, and an estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are diagnosed.

University Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Bryan Alsip, answered some of the most-asked questions about COVID-19 and the new omicron variant, which now accounts for a majority of new cases.

Researchers are testing an investigational drug that may lessen the severity of the symptoms caused by COVID-19.

SAN ANTONIO – COVID-19 patients in San Antonio are being treated daily at the Freeman Coliseum with antibody therapy. “There’s a small allocation that goes out to the hospitals in the San Antonio area. They all send them to us here at University Health, and we actually mix those products into a solution for IV administration, and those are done at the Freeman Coliseum,” Mandell said. Nonprofit BCFS Health and Human Services’ emergency management division is running the operation at the Freeman Coliseum. Vaccines, therapeutics should still be effective against new coronavirus strand, San Antonio doctor says

CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Burning, tearing, blurry vision -- about 16 million people in the U.S. suffer from dry eye disease. If left untreated, dry eye can cause irreversible damage, but a new wearable device is giving dry eye sufferers immediate relief. But he couldn’t find relief for his dry eye disease and it could sometimes make his work environment uncomfortable. Now a new device is helping dry eye suffers find relief when eye drops don’t work. It’s called TearCare and it’s a wearable thermal device that goes over the eye lids.