Newswise: NIH Grant aims to enhance scientific models of aging focused on creating better intervention tools for age-related decline
November 6, 2020
Adam Salmon, PhD, associate professor in the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, is included in this story about new grant funding and studies of aging in marmosets to better understand and define the hallmarks of aging in no …
Becker’s Healthcare Podcast: Ruben Mesa, Executive Director at the Mays Cancer Center
November 6, 2020
Ruben Mesa, MD, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, discusses the evolution in oncology treatment, advances in cardiac disease and more. Listen to the podcast.
Students provide COVID-19 patient follow up through virtual outpatient clinic
November 5, 2020
SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 5, 2020) — When the novel coronavirus began in the spring, UT Health San Antonio students were suddenly taken out of their clinical rotations as a precaution. At the same time, the health care work force was stretched thin and there w …
News 4: UT Health San Antonio cancer expert explains signs, symptoms of a sarcoma
November 5, 2020
Rajiv Rajani, MD, chief of orthopaedic oncology at the Mays Cancer Center, discussed the signs and symptoms of sarcoma during a live segment on News 4 to spread awareness about cancer screening and prevention. Watch the interview.
Protect yourself and others by getting a flu shot
November 4, 2020
COVID-19 makes it even more vital to get your flu shot this year and doctors say the best time to get one is now.
Argonne National Laboratory: Hide and seek: Understanding how COVID-19 evades detection in a human cell
November 3, 2020
Yogesh Gupta, PhD, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, and his lab are using the Advanced Photon Source (APS), at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, to discover new insights into the ways the SARS-CoV-2 virus camouflages itself in …
Laredo Morning Times: Here’s what local doctors are saying about a possible coronavirus spike in San Antonio
November 3, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, are quoted in this story in the Laredo Morning Times (part of the company that also owns the San Antonio Express-News) about a possible coronavirus spike, the importanc …
New weekend hours at Briscoe Library
November 3, 2020
Use of individual study space for students will be extended to weekend hours beginning Saturday, Nov. 7. Card swipe access for students and all other current UT Health San Antonio ID cardholders will be permitted from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
San Antonio Magazine: Dr. Junda Woo on Battling COVID-19 in Bexar County
November 2, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, associate professor of infectious diseases and assistant dean of the MD/MPH program in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, is quoted in this story about Dr. Junda Woo, medical director of the San Antonio Metropolit …