5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (331+ words) Young people who spend much of their day on social media are considerably more likely to experience anxiety and suicidal thoughts, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston. Researchers found that participants who reported using social media for six…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (264+ words) We all have an internal clock. It's why we get sleepy at night and sometimes wake up without an alarm. But that's not the only biological clock ticking in our bodies. Every tissue and organ has a circadian rhythm, according…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (345+ words) Ninety-six people have died in the Bexar County jail since 2020, a mounting toll that has intensified calls for authorities to keep people with serious behavioral health needs from entering the jail when public safety allows. San Antonio and Bexar County…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (312+ words) Dr. Jason Bowling, a professor of infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio and chief epidemiologist at University Health in San Antonio, says the wave hasn't peaked yet, but it likely will soon. "I'm hopeful it'll be in the next…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (261+ words) When Bruce Willis, an action movie star known for his way with words, started to lose his language skills, it made news. He had aphasia. “Aphasia is specific to language. So your ability to express yourself with the words that…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (305+ words) A massive outbreak of foodborne illness linked to imported lettuce is intensifying questions about whether federal staffing cuts and weakened surveillance have left the United States less prepared to detect and contain contaminated food. As of Aug. 20, federal officials had…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (339+ words) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would significantly reduce the number of vaccines routinely recommended for American children, a move the administration says will increase parental choice, but pediatricians warn could expose children to preventable diseases. The…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (444+ words) Texas Public Radio | TPR Science & Medicine: San Antonio's fungus lab is on the front line of a growing drug-resistance crisis If a doctor has a patient infected with a fungus they don't recognize, there's a good chance the sample will…...