“The body is the car the brain gets to drive around in. To maintain your vehicle, you’ve got to check the tires, change the oil and fix what’s broken before it gets worse.” For the last five years, Dr. Alexander Shepherd, a board-certified clinical pharmacologist and internist, has been leading the Men’s Comprehensive Health Institute at UT Health.
Having trouble seeing? Have blurry or cloudy vision? If you're over 60, this is probably a cataract. Younger people get them, too, but they're more common in older adults.
Benign prostate hyperplasty, commonly known as BPH can mean many things. Learn more about this condition and how it affects men in all stages of life on the new UT Health website health library.
One of our board-certified dermatologists shares her expert tips on how to enjoy the summer while saving your skin, hair and nails from summer sun and heat.
Every month we introduce you to our providers at UT Health. With more than 700 primary care and specialty physicians, we have a a board-certified expert in every branch of medicine.
Scoliosis is a curvature in the back that is greater than 10 degrees. This is measured on an X-ray of the spine. As a curve develops in the spine there is also rotation and curvature of the ribs.
MyChart is the secure website where UT Health patients can see the results of their lab work, make appointments and even send messages to their doctor. You can also use the MyChart app on your iPhone or Android.
Staying healthy and safe this summer is the topic of this special Texas Public Radio Think Health Science presentation on June 14. The discussion will feature three UT Health faculty members: infectious disease specialist Jason Bowling, M.D., dermatologist Sandra Osswald, M.D. and hospitalist Anthony Hartzler, M.D. The event is free and open to the public.
A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon at UT Health San Antonio, and the novel approach may also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop insulin shots.
Offering a wide range of services including primary care, orthopaedics and urology, UT Health Hill Country is located off the I-10 West corridor convenient to Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, Leon Springs and The Dominion.