KSAT 12: COVID-19 vaccine distribution is a chance for social equity, medical ethicists say
December 11, 2020
Dr. Rachel Pearson, Pediatrics, and Dr. Jason Morrow, Medicine, both in the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, spoke to KSAT 12 for a story regarding the medical ethics that should be considered surrounding the vaccination of thousands of front …
San Antonio Express-News: Study: After breast cancer surgery, women at higher risk of drug addiction
December 11, 2020
This article is about a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, organized by the Mays Cancer Center, that shows women who undergo breast cancer surgery may be at risk of becoming persistent users of opioids. Read the story.
Countdown to the holidays and a musical surprise!
December 11, 2020
Tune in at noon Dec. 17 (or any time your schedule permits) for this virtual event. You won’t want to miss what we have planned!
Medpage Today: Tumor Cell Changes Related to BrCa Survival
December 11, 2020
Dr. Virginia Kaklamani, leader of the breast cancer program at the Mays Cancer Center and co-director of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, moderated the first day’s press conference that featured results of several high-impact studies. Read the …
Cancer Therapy Advisor: Physicians Commonly Miss Adverse Events in Patients With Breast Cancer
December 11, 2020
Dr. Virginia Kaklamani, leader of the breast cancer program at the Mays Cancer Center and co-director of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, moderated the first day’s press conference that featured results of several high-impact studies. Read the …
Medscape Medical News: CTCs Predict Overall Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer
December 11, 2020
Dr. Virginia Kaklamani, leader of the breast cancer program at the Mays Cancer Center and co-director of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, moderated the first day’s press conference that featured the results of several high-impact studies. Read …
Triple threat: COVID, smoking and mountain cedar pollen
December 11, 2020
‘Lungs can only take so much,’ environmental medicine physician says. Mary Lucas lives on San Antonio’s Northeast Side with her 8-year-old son, Mychael Gordon. Both have asthma, requiring them to have ready access to an inhaler and nebulizer. Making ma …
COVID-19 vaccine-related cyberattacks
December 10, 2020
Emerging guidance from state and federal agencies indicate that cybercriminals are now aggressively targeting the health care community with COVID vaccine-related attacks.
New director of the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science named
December 10, 2020
Mark P. Goldberg, MD, will join UT Health San Antonio as director of the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science, assistant vice president for translational research and principal investigator clinical and translational science awards (CTSA) program.
News 4: Initial doses of COVID vaccine could arrive in Bexar County next week
December 10, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital and General Medicine, spoke to News 4 about the 28,000 initial doses of COVID vaccine arriving in Bexar County next week, all of which would be dedicated to first responders and health care workers in direct contact with pat …