Texas Public Radio: Fronteras: Latino involvement in clinical trials involves overcoming cultural, physical and institutional barriers
July 15, 2022
Dr. Amelie Ramirez and Dr. Patricia Chalela, Population Health Sciences/Institute for Health Promotion Research, were interviewed in this podcast. Listen Now
Texas Public Radio: What should people know about the omicron subvariant?
July 15, 2022
Dr. Jason Bowling, Medicine-Infectious Diseases, was an invited guest on this podcast. Listen Now
Nathan Wiederhold receives Billy H. Cooper Award for contributions to diagnostic clinical mycology
July 15, 2022
Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory at UT Health San Antonio, received the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas Billy H. Cooper Award for continued outstanding c …
Ivanhoe.com: Fast tracked leukemia drug saves lives
July 14, 2022
Dr. Ruben Mesa, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, is shown in an interview he gave this spring that recently appeared on stations nationwide. Watch Video
Internal Medicine Residency Program gains health equity curriculum grant
July 14, 2022
PRIME program will pair residents with community health workers for educational experiences. With financial support from leading internal medicine organizations, UT Health San Antonio will launch “Promotores and Residents in Internal Medicine for Equit …
Oral pill improves care of patients with bone marrow cancer: Study
July 14, 2022
Momelotinib, an oral pill taken once a day, significantly improved outcomes of patients treated for myelofibrosis (MF), a rare but fatal bone marrow cancer, researchers reported June 7. Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, executive director of the Mays Can …
Chemical risk assessment not up to par, researchers say
July 14, 2022
How much is an “acceptable dose” of a pollutant? Are existing studies to measure safety adequate? A systematic literature review by UT Health San Antonio researchers suggests that the current system of chemical risk assessment is inadequate and contrad …
Spreading the word about the value of medical research
July 13, 2022
Sudha Seshadri, MD, is founding director of the UT Health San Antonio Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Did you know that older Hispanic adults are estimated to be at 1.5 times greater risk of Alzheimer’s and other d …
Internal Medicine Residency Program gains health equity curriculum grant
July 13, 2022
Program will pair residents with community health workers for educational experiences Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 13, 2022) — With financial support from leading internal medicine organizations, The Universi …
UT Health San Antonio surgical oncologist co-authors NEJM article showing disparity in Black breast cancer mortality
July 12, 2022
Deaths nearly 40% higher than for white women pegged to lower access to care. Black women die of breast cancer at rates nearly 40% higher than white women, despite having lower instances of the disease, because of racial disparities in care, according …