ScienceDaily: Black patients with cancer fare worse with COVID-19, study shows
March 30, 2022
Dr. Dimpy Shah, MD, PhD, assistant professor of population health sciences, is senior and corresponding author of a study featured in this story. Dr. Ruben Mesa, director of the Mays Cancer Center, and Dr. Amelie Ramirez, director of the Institute for …
Forbes: Black People With Cancer Have Poorer Covid-19 Outcomes
March 30, 2022
A study by Dr. Dimpy Shah, MD, PhD, assistant professor of population health sciences, is featured in this story. Read More
From the the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
March 29, 2022
Dear Students, Residents, Fellows, Trainees, Faculty and Staff, We are pleased that the recently completed comprehensive campus climate survey characterized UT Health San Antonio as a welcoming environment for all. As we analyze the survey in more deta …
U.S. News and World Report ranks the Long School of Medicine in the top 50
March 29, 2022
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine is ranked in the top 50 medical schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report’s list of best graduate schools for 2023. In the category of medical schools training primary care physicians, the …
San Antonio Magazine: 10 Fiesta San Antonio Medals We Love
March 29, 2022
This year’s UT Health San Antonio Fiesta medal was included in this story showcasing 10 Fiesta medals that are worth collecting this year. Read More
World life expectancy for persons 70 or older grew two years, 1990 to 2019, but disability rates were constant
March 29, 2022
Findings for more than 200 countries to be available to stakeholders globally Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Persons aged 70 years or more worldwide were found to live more than two years longer in 2019 than in 1990 …
Inaugural bike ride supporting pediatric cancer research kicks off in April
March 28, 2022
Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, March 28, 2022 – UT Health San Antonio’s Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute (GCCRI) is hosting its inaugural cycling event, Gear Up Against Kids Cancer, on Saturday, April 2 …
Black patients with cancer fare worse with COVID-19, study shows
March 28, 2022
Structural racism, rather than disease, leads to inequities, authors write Contacts: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (March 28, 2022) — Black patients with cancer experienced si …
WOAI TV: UT Health San Antonio explains the red flags for traumatic brain injuries
March 25, 2022
Dr. Caitlyn Mooney, sports medicine specialist, appeared as a guest during this live interview segment. Watch Video
KENS 5 TV: Do at-home test kits pick up all coronavirus variants?
March 25, 2022
Dr. Fred Campbell, associate professor of medicine, and Dr. Jason Bowling, infectious diseases, are quoted in this story about the BA.2 variant and concerns it may not be picked up by home tests as easily as the original virus. Read More