Fitness in the Park
Has your New Year’s resolution to get more exercise fallen by the wayside? Need a little encouragement? One of the best-kept fitness secrets around is the city’s Fitness in the…
Smoking and drug use tied to stillbirths
For several years, a national study that includes San Antonio-area hospitals has been trying to get at one of the most difficult and devastating questions in pregnancy - what can…
Simple test saving newborns
A beautiful newborn baby — by all appearances perfectly healthy — goes home from the hospital in the care of delighted parents. What they don’t know is that within that…
Physical therapy on demand?
Walk-in urgent care centers such as University Health System’s ExpressMed clinics are increasingly popular, accommodating the hectic schedules of busy families. But walk-in physical therapy? While instant access to physical…
I’m an ER doc
Over the past year, the first 10 doctors in our inaugural emergency medicine residency program have been hard at work in University Hospital’s Emergency Department, developing new skills and perfecting…
Helping babies who can’t eat
As a newborn, Eluterio Mireles’ tiny body lacked the normal length of intestine needed to properly absorb nutrients through normal feeding. It’s an uncommon problem, but not a rare one.…
Beware the bristles!
It’s a Texas tradition, firing up the backyard grill. But how you clean that grill between uses could mean the difference between a savory meal and a trip to the…
Sounding the alarm on flu
When the flu virus tried to sneak into San Antonio a couple of flu seasons ago, it was Kathleen Lawless who sounded the alarm. Lawless, manager of Microbiology Services at…
Nopal salad
Here's a cool, satisfying taste of Mexico, with an explosion of flavors, courtesy of our nutrition experts at the Texas Diabetes Institute. Tangy Nopal Mexican Salad Ingredients 2 pounds cut,…
Kabobs
A satisfying and easy-to-make Mediterranean meal. Mediterranean kabobs Broiled beef and chicken cubes flavored with lemon and parsley For marinade: 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp garlic, minced (about 2–3…
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