A 13-year-old Kerrville girl is in the ICU after influenza B progressed to pneumonia and septic shock; surgeons performed a triple amputation and the community is fundraising.

University Hospital is enrolling in trials that could let doctors give clot‑busting drugs up to 24 hours and, in select cases, perform thrombectomies up to 72 hours. The move could expand care for San Antonians who arrive past the old 4.5‑hour window.

Deirdre Murphy went to the ADA’s Call to Congress to urge a roughly $3 billion bump in diabetes funding as local prevention programs brace for steep cuts. The push highlights how federal dollars connect to San Antonio services.

UTEP installed El Paso’s first free Narcan vending machine inside the Student Union; organizers say anonymity and restocks have boosted campus access to naloxone.

UT Health San Antonio opened a Center for Excellence in Diabetes Monday, combining clinical care, prevention programming and 12 clinical trials to confront high local diabetes rates.

A Texans Care for Children review found lawmakers implemented just 8 of 31 children's behavioral-health recommendations, leaving the YES waiver and crisis services strained.

Concorde Career College’s San Antonio campus hosted a free pediatric dental clinic on Monday, pairing supervised student care with cleanings, X‑rays and sealants for kids.

Texas health officials flagged measles cases in Bandera and Kendall counties and urged exposed or symptomatic residents to isolate, call their provider and check MMR records. Schools may exclude unimmunized students for 21 days after exposure.

A new national report puts Texas near the bottom for health. The shortfall is access — too few doctors, high uninsured rates and cost barriers leave many Texans skipping care.

UT Health San Antonio launched a Limb Optimization Program offering osseointegration and coordinated rehab — the first such option in South Texas, giving amputees new pathways to mobility.

A LabCafe analysis finds Texas ranks fourth‑highest for STIs; Bexar County recorded the highest metro rate in the state, public‑health officials say. Local clinics are expanding testing amid alarming trends.

Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Sue Allen, Larry Moczygemba, D.V.M., and Victoria Whitehead to the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners until 2031.

Drug‑resistant Candida auris infections are rising in Bexar County and across Texas, with hospitalized and long‑term‑care patients at greatest risk. Officials urge screening and stepped‑up cleaning.