Internal Medicine Residency Program gains health equity curriculum grant
July 14, 2022
PRIME program will pair residents with community health workers for educational experiences. With financial support from leading internal medicine organizations, UT Health San Antonio will launch “Promotores and Residents in Internal Medicine for Equit …
Oral pill improves care of patients with bone marrow cancer: Study
July 14, 2022
Momelotinib, an oral pill taken once a day, significantly improved outcomes of patients treated for myelofibrosis (MF), a rare but fatal bone marrow cancer, researchers reported June 7. Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, executive director of the Mays Can …
Chemical risk assessment not up to par, researchers say
July 14, 2022
How much is an “acceptable dose” of a pollutant? Are existing studies to measure safety adequate? A systematic literature review by UT Health San Antonio researchers suggests that the current system of chemical risk assessment is inadequate and contrad …
Spreading the word about the value of medical research
July 13, 2022
Sudha Seshadri, MD, is founding director of the UT Health San Antonio Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. Did you know that older Hispanic adults are estimated to be at 1.5 times greater risk of Alzheimer’s and other d …
Internal Medicine Residency Program gains health equity curriculum grant
July 13, 2022
Program will pair residents with community health workers for educational experiences Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 13, 2022) — With financial support from leading internal medicine organizations, The Universi …
UT Health San Antonio surgical oncologist co-authors NEJM article showing disparity in Black breast cancer mortality
July 12, 2022
Deaths nearly 40% higher than for white women pegged to lower access to care. Black women die of breast cancer at rates nearly 40% higher than white women, despite having lower instances of the disease, because of racial disparities in care, according …
New therapy significantly reduces headache disability, post-traumatic stress after brain injury, study finds
July 12, 2022
Note: This article was produced and contributed by Joel Williams and Julie Collins. The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) …
San Antonio Express-News: ‘I hope people don’t die’: San Antonio copes with record heat
July 12, 2022
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, is quoted in this story. Read More
KSAT 12: UT Health doctor shares tips to stay healthy during triple-digit temperatures
July 11, 2022
Dr. Steven Moore, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for this story. Read More
KSAT Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren discusses rising COVID-19 cases in San Antonio
July 11, 2022
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases/Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, was interviewed for this story. Watch Video