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KENS 5: One year later: UT Health San Antonio professor reflects on historic vaccination

December 15, 2021

Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor in the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio, spoke to KENS 5 viewers in this story about the one-year anniversary of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. She spoke about her experience, the importance …



A multidisciplinary approach to tackling liver cancer in South Texas

December 15, 2021

“Liver cancer is disproportionately the most common type of cancer in San Antonio and South Texas when compared to the rest of the country. Discovering why is our focus,” says Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to …


KENS 5: First cases of omicron variant identified in Bexar County

December 14, 2021

UT Health San Antonio discovered the first cases of the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus in Bexar County. Dr. Marjorie David, director of UT Health San Antonio’s Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, was quoted in this KENS 5 story. Her lab worked with …


San Antonio Express-News: Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus surfaces in Bexar County

December 14, 2021

Dr. Marjorie David, director of UT Health San Antonio’s Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, was quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story. Her lab worked with UT Health San Antonio’s Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute Genome Sequencing Facil …


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Clot-removal procedures can help more stroke patients than previously thought

December 13, 2021

Patients who have already had some degree of permanent loss of function in the brain due to stroke may benefit from reestablishing blood flow through a lifesaving procedure called mechanical thrombectomy, a recent study found.


KSAT 12: Blood shortage impacting sickle cell patient care

December 13, 2021

Dr. Melissa Frei-Jones, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Dr. Leslie Greebon, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, are quoted in this KSAT 12 story. Watch story 


UPI: ‘Zombie’ cells in brain could serve as treatment target in Alzheimer’s, study says

December 13, 2021

Dr. Habil Zare, Glenn Biggs Institute, Cell Systems and Anatomy, is quoted in this article. Read story


KSAT 12: SA surgeon performs new robotic surgery on testicular cancer patients, allowing faster recovery

December 13, 2021

Dr. Ahmed Mansour, a surgeon with Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, and an associate professor of urology, was featured in this KSAT 12 story about an innovative robotic surgery that provides faster recovery f …


KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio oncologist answers viewer questions in light of breast cancer symposium

December 13, 2021

Dr. Virginia Kaklamani, breast oncologist at the Mays Cancer Center for patient care services within the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, answered viewer questions live on KSAT 12’s Q&A segment. She discussed different aspects of br …


Your Care.com benefit can help you this holiday season

December 10, 2021

The holidays are here. That means school closures, vacations and schedule changes for many. Benefits-eligible employees can use their free Care.com membership to find backup care or be reimbursed for extra days using their own provider. You can also find providers to help with pet sitting or housecleaning.


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