KSAT 12 Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren talks about how COVID-19 vaccines for children can impact fight against pandemic
October 8, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, discussed the latest information regarding how COVID-19 vaccines for children could impact the fight against the pandemic and if it’s okay to mix and match COVID-19 vacci …
CNBC.com: COVID cases dip below 100,000 a day in U.S. as nation faces colder weather and more closed-in spaces
October 8, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this CNBC.com story and explained the still-high infection rates means that the country is not yet out of the woods, though it’s encouraging that COVID-19 cases aren’t surging. Read story
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: Following COVID-19 precautions also keeps the flu at bay
October 8, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answered questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and the upcoming flu season in this latest installment of “Ask a Doctor” on Texas Public Radio’s Texas Standard program. Listen here
Brain injury therapy advancing toward human studies
October 8, 2021
Research that began at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 15 years ago is nearing a significant milestone: human testing of an intravenous (IV) drug to treat brain injuries such as concussion and stroke.
Deaf Education and Hearing Science Program attracts $1.1 million grant from U.S. Department of Education
October 7, 2021
Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 7, 2021) — The Deaf Education and Hearing Science Program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will receive a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Dep …
Telemundo 60: Skin cancer affecting Hispanic populations
October 7, 2021
Dr. Eduardo Adrian Rodriguez, a resident in the Division of Dermatology, appeared on Telemundo to discuss a study suggesting higher susceptibility to skin cancer among Hispanic populations and what precautions to take. Watch story
KSAT 12: Now is the time to get your flu shot
October 7, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, appeared in two interviews with KSAT 12. Dr. Leverence discussed why getting the flu shot is important, if people are able to get their flu shot and COVID-19 booster shot at the same …
The Mays Cancer Center team is growing!
October 6, 2021
Join us in welcoming our new faculty members in radiation oncology, medical oncology and surgical oncology. Carissia Calvo-Strube, MD Carissia Calvo-Strube, MD, joins the team at Mays Cancer Center as an assistant professor within the Division of Surg …
Yahoo! Finance: Dialectic Therapeutics announces first-in-human dose in Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating DT2216
October 6, 2021
Renowned cancer centers participating in the trial include the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, Mary Crowley Cancer Research in Dallas, Texas and The Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Based in Dallas, Texa …
A ‘Prince’ of a doctor: Otchere brings heart to cardio-oncology treatment
October 6, 2021
Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Growing up in Ghana, Dr. Prince Otchere noticed that high blood pressure ran in his family. And after he arrived at Houston for college, he learned there was a link between cardiovascu …