Mobilizing on a heroic scale
March 4, 2021
When temperatures plunged to sub-freezing for a record number of days and public utility services crashed, UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff, students and residents quickly mobilized to face what became a statewide humanitarian crisis.
Message from the President: Universitywide message on Texas lifting COVID mask mandate
March 3, 2021
Our fight against COVID-19 at UT Health San Antonio will remain consistent. As essential workers who serve patients every day – many of whom are among the sickest in our community – we must always prioritize safety. We will continue with our current safety protocols and require masks on campus for employees, students and visitors. We will continue to require temperature screenings upon entry to campus buildings and maintain our disinfection protocols.
Yahoo! Finance: Dialectic Therapeutics Receives FDA Clearance of IND Application for Lead Antiapoptotic Protein Targeted Degradation (APTaD) Candidate DT2216
March 3, 2021
Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, dean of the Joe R. and Teresa Lazano Long School of Medicine, is mentioned in this Yahoo! Finance story about Dialectic Therapeutics, Inc., a Dallas-based biotechnology company focused on creating innovative new technologies to …
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.