hospital
June 5, 2024
The UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital is the first hospital owned and operated by UT Health San Antonio. See UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital entry.
Hispanic
June 5, 2024
The preferred term for a person from Hispanic or Latin American decent. A person from — or whose ancestors were from — a Spanish-speaking land or culture. Use a more specific identification when possible, such as Cuban, Puerto Rican or Mexican American.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
June 5, 2024
This is the name of the federal law restricting release of medical information. Always spell out on first reference in news and feature stories. Second reference is HIPAA. HIPAA-compliant is acceptable.
headlines
June 5, 2024
In print, web content and on digital projects, use sentence style, meaning that the first word of a headline should be capitalized, but the other words are not capitalized unless those words are proper nouns. In general: Copy headlines or link text = This is sentence case. Label or button = This is sentence case. […]
Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurogenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio
June 5, 2024
Biggs Institute (on second reference) is one of 33 centers in the nation and the only one in Texas recognized as a National Institute on Aging (NIA)- designated Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
fellow
June 5, 2024
Per AP, use lowercase for positions such as professor, resident and fellow. Example: She coordinated the program for family medicine residents and fellows.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
June 5, 2024
Always spell out in news and feature stories on first reference. FERPA on second.