New nonprofit coalition will aim to break cycles of disease, starting in South San Antonio
With a 20-year difference in lifespan across San Antonio neighborhoods, the new coalition would aim to create community health ecosystems.
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San Antonio targets $909K from opioid settlement to reduce overdoses
The dollars come as San Antonio continues to reel from overdose rates, largely driven by methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl poisoning.
What happens to your blood after you donate it? Demystifying blood donation.
What’s the difference between “whole blood,” platelets and double red cells? South Texas Blood and Tissue helps us demystify blood donation.
‘Why is it still happening?’ Black San Antonio mothers fight maternal mortality rates
Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. are still among the worst in the developed world, and Black mothers are most affected.
San Antonio could soon get its first crisis nursery
The City of San Antonio is kicking off the process of creating an overnight shelter for children at immediate risk of abuse or neglect.
Democrats Colin Allred, Joaquin Castro get personal while campaigning on health care
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas), who hopes to make health care a top issue in Texas’ U.S. Senate race this year, huddled with local health care experts in San Antonio Monday. The roundtable at the North East Bexar County Democrats’ office focused on how San Antonio leaders are dealing with closing hospitals, like one that…
UT Health San Antonio President William Henrich has died at 77
Bill Henrich helmed one of the state’s top health schools since 2009 — leading through its biggest years of growth.
St. Mary’s University latest in San Antonio to offer bachelor’s degree in nursing
Several higher educational institutions in San Antonio have introduced programs in recent years to combat Bexar County’s nursing shortage.
JBSA to open 3 child care centers for 600 more military kids — but it’s not nearly enough
About 80,000 people work at the three military bases that make up Joint Base San Antonio. Together, the bases offer about 990 child care slots.
Mental health ‘first aid’ gains momentum in San Antonio among workers, congregations and students
There’s a growing demand among employers, congregations and schools in San Antonio for mental health first aid.
As San Antonio gets millions in opioid settlement funds, officials debate how to spend it
The City of San Antonio wants to use millions of dollars from opioid lawsuit settlements for making more Narcan available to prevent drug deaths.
As Bexar County families navigate food insecurity, Metro Health hopes to turn the tide
San Antonio’s food insecurity workgroup is on a mission to decrease the number of food insecure people by 2029 through improving San Antonio’s food security, housing stability and improving SNAP and WIC participation rates.
We all have a part to play in addressing San Antonio’s mental health crisis
Commentary: People’s lives depend on access to mental health resources and services, and that can’t wait.
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