KSAT 12: One year since COVID-19 vaccines administered in Bexar County, health crisis persists
December 17, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers about the one-year anniversary of administering the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to front-line employees. Dr. Leverence also discussed vaccine hesitan …
Department of Pharmacology assistant professor and researcher receives UT System Rising STARs award
December 16, 2021
Xiaoli Sun, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has received a UT System Rising STARs award. The award for early-career investigators comes with a $250,000 grant.
Univision Dallas: UT Health San Antonio launches new virtual clinic to help with addiction and mental health problems; there are free options for the entire state
December 16, 2021
In partnership with UT Health San Antonio, Be Well Texas, a new statewide addiction medicine treatment option, has launched virtual services for those seeking recovery from substance use disorders and mental health challenges. Read story
CNBC.com: ‘We’re heartbroken. We’re overwhelmed’ — U.S. hospitals grapple with delta outbreak as omicron takes root
December 16, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this story and discussed how the omicron variant along with the upcoming holiday travel might be a perfect storm for another COVID wave. Read story
NBC 5 DFW: ‘Be Well Texas,’ new virtual program for addiction recovery, launches
December 15, 2021
Be Well Texas and UT Health San Antonio are featured in this story about the Be Well Texas virtual addiction medicine clinic available across Texas. Karla Ramirez, the program’s director in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted. Watch story
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 …
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.