Project YES offers free, confidential, online mental health resources to teens
May 7, 2021
Teens across San Antonio and South Texas can improve their mental health while helping others through an online program introduced this spring. Project YES (Youth Empowerment & Support) is an innovative approach to helping adolescents address commo …
MedCity News: StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups
May 7, 2021
Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery and development company advancing novel neuroprotective therapeutics for treating neurodegenerative brain injuries, is mentioned in this MedCity News story. Dr. James Lechleiter, Cell Systems and Anatomy …
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, answers questions about stroke rehabilitation
May 7, 2021
May is National Stroke Awareness Month — the perfect time to remind us of the ways to detect a stroke.
Healthcare Facilities Today: UT Health San Antonio Announces $430 Million Hospital
May 7, 2021
This Healthcare Facilities Today story is about the groundbreaking and virtual cornerstone unveiling ceremony for the new UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital. Read the story.
Fox 29: 22% of new COVID cases in U.S. found in children, doctors explain why
May 7, 2021
Dr. J.B. Cantey, Pediatrics, explained to the KABB TV audience that as the proportion of older adults either get immunized or have had the infection, the total number of COVID cases wane, thereby cases in children (not yet eligible to receive the vacci …
KSAT 12: San Antonio researchers hope new study benefits Latino cancer survivors
May 7, 2021
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Salud America!, was interviewed about a new study called “Avanzando Caminos (Leading Pathways): The Hispanic/ Latino Cancer Survivorship Study” that will unpack the social, cultural, beha …
Fox 29: Telemedicine beyond pandemic: A bill that seeks to keep insurance companies paying for it
May 6, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, spoke to KABB/WOAI regarding the benefits of using telemedicine, even beyond the pandemic; it’s convenient for doctors and patients and opens health care access to those who normally …
Pleasanton Express: ‘Nursing is key’
May 5, 2021
In honor of National Nurses Week May 6-12, Frances (Netardus) Soward, School of Nursing alumna and ICU nurse at Methodist Hospital South, is featured in this Pleasanton Express story. Read the story.
News 4: Latino cancer survivors needed for $9.8M study
May 5, 2021
This News 4 story is about the study, “Avanzando Caminos (Leading Pathways): The Hispanic/Latino Cancer Survivorship Study,” funded by a six-year, $9.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute that will team up two of its Cancer Centers, the Ma …
University leadership shares secrets to success in SAC’s new Leadership Podcast
May 4, 2021
Andrea Marks, MBA, CPA, senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, knows what it’s like to start at the bottom and work her way up. Her first job was as a hostess at Bonanza, a well-known San Antonio steakhouse from the past. Her bigg …