Mays Cancer Center joins leading cancer organizations to warn cancer doesn’t stop for COVID-19 and neither should you
January 28, 2021
The coalition of 76 organizations has released an open letter reminding the public that cancer still poses a major threat to people’s health, and acting as soon as is safely possible can lead to much better outcomes in the future.
Mays Cancer Center joins leading cancer organizations to warn cancer doesn’t stop for COVID-19 and neither should you
January 28, 2021
The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, is teaming up with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®), the American Cancer Society (ACS) and other leading cancer organizations across the country to endorse the resumpt …
More than 80 UT Health San Antonio physicians recognized as Texas Super Doctors
January 28, 2021
More than 80 UT Health San Antonio doctors have been named Texas Super Doctors by Texas Monthly magazine for their high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
KSAT 12: San Antonio teen participating in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial
January 28, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, offered audiences of KSAT 12 TV recommendations related to children participating in COVID-19 vaccines trials. Read and watch the story.
KSAT 12: The vaccines: Ending the COVID-19 pandemic special
January 28, 2021
Drs. Ruth Berggren and Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, appeared on KSAT 12 TV’s one-hour special, “The Vaccines: Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic,” and explained to the viewers how the COVID-19 vaccines work. Watch here.
New England Journal of Medicine publishes COVID-19 treatment trial results
January 27, 2021
A clinical trial involving COVID-19 patients hospitalized at UT Health San Antonio and University Health found that a combination of the drugs baricitinib and remdesivir reduced time to recovery.
Take action: Find out if you have implicit bias and what to do next!
January 27, 2021
Contributed by Cliff Despres, Institute for Health Promotion Research Many people think they harbor no bias toward other people. Or they believe they know their biases and don’t act on them. But everyone has implicit bias, or stereotypes that affect ou …
President’s message: Take a virtual tour of the new Barshop Institute
January 27, 2021
UT Health San Antonio is pleased to now have the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies located in the South Texas Medical Center, adjacent to the South Texas Research Facility and the Medical Arts and Research Center.
Masking, good hand hygiene and physical distancing required on campus to stop the spread
January 27, 2021
Even though COVID-19 vaccines are here and the majority of our campus community has been vaccinated, the fight is not over. We must continue masking, hand-washing and physical distancing as the spread of COVID-19 continues.
KSAT 12: San Antonio researchers examining COVID-19’s long-term effects on the brain
January 27, 2021
Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, joined by a patient, contributed to a KSAT 12 news story on the importance of understanding the long-term consequences of COVID-19 on the brain. Read an …