Your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered with Dr. Amelie Ramirez

March 2, 2021

With the COVID-19 vaccine now here, hopes for stopping the spread and returning to normal life are on the rise. But many people are still hesitant to receive the vaccine, with concerns about safety and efficacy. In this series, “Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered,” our experts explain why getting the vaccine is not only safe, but also the best way to protect yourself and the people you love.




$6 million CPRIT award to bring veteran cancer researcher

March 2, 2021

UT Health San Antonio and its Mays Cancer Center will receive a $6 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to recruit Alexander Mazin, PhD, a senior, highly accomplished biochemist and cancer biologist currently at Drexel University College of Medicine.

Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson



San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: After the storm, a focus on meeting basic needs

March 1, 2021

By Drs. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy and Jessica Sandoval, submitted to the San Antonio Express-News as an opinion piece and published on Feb. 26, 2021. Our community has been torn with stress and uncertainty in the past 12 months. A global, deadly pandemic. An awakening to racial injustice present for centuries. And now a deadly winter storm, […]