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.
DocWire News.com: Bladder cancer is more deadly in South Texas, and among Latinos and women, study finds
March 2, 2021
This DocWire News story is about a study by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, that indicates that bladder cancer is more aggressive and more advanced in South Texas residents than in many parts of the country. Read the …
Patch.com: Harlingen High School alumna pursues medical career
March 2, 2021
Dr. Fehima Dawy, resident in Family and Community Medicine, is profiled in this Patch.com story. Read the story.
KSAT 12: KSAT Community spotlight: SA Cancer Council
March 2, 2021
The SA Cancer Council, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that supports the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, was put in the KSAT 12 Community spotlight for its donation of more than $5.6 million to the center, even as …
Thank you for your heroic response
March 1, 2021
In the midst of a year battling the COVID-19 pandemic, San Antonio and Texas went through a week of subzero wind chill resulting in no water, no power and no heat. And, as has become the norm, our UT Health San Antonio community mobilized on a heroic scale.
Join in a virtual celebration of our new hospital!
March 1, 2021
This $430 million investment will advance health care through nationally leading medicine, innovative technologies, and scientific breakthroughs, providing patients new options not currently available in our region. First-in-class research, delivering precision medicine — right here at home.
Marketing, Communications and Media service catalog added to My Service Center
March 1, 2021
The Marketing, Communications and Media service catalog can be found on My Service Center beginning Monday, March 8.
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 pandem …
San Antonio Express-News: UT Health San Antonio gets $6 million grant for DNA cancer research from state agency
March 1, 2021
By Laura Garcia, Staff writer, published on Feb. 26, 2021 UT Health San Antonio has received a $6 million academic research grant from a state-funded program that invests billions in cancer-fighting efforts. The major grant from the Cancer Prevention a …