Training the trainer to increase health care access
September 21, 2020
“I was inspired by my father, a U.N. diplomat. I told him I wanted to be a doctor someday, and he took me to refugee camps and the Doctors Without Borders compound to see doctors there. And, that was one of my first experiences understanding how import …
Think you have chemical intolerance? Answer 3 questions
September 21, 2020
Brief inventory can be used in primary care, specialty clinics and research. Intolerances to chemicals, foods and drugs impact 8%-33% of individuals, studies suggest, yet few people are screened for it at their doctors’ offices. To address this and inc …
KSAT 12: Why voting is good for your health, according to San Antonio infectious disease doctor
September 21, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, discussed voting during the pandemic and the latest vaccine developments. Read and watch the interview.
San Antonio Business Journal: UHS CEO: Joint venture with UT Health could include new hospitals
September 21, 2020
This San Antonio Business Journal article is about UT Health San Antonio and University Health System’s. Sept. 16 announcement that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a top-tier integrated health delivery system to improve c …
Is your address up to date? Use Employee Self Service to check and change
September 21, 2020
With next month’s Spirit Week quickly approaching, it’s good to have the correct mailing address on file. No spoilers, you’ll have to wait and see what’s coming your way. Spirit Week will be Oct. 12-16, 2020. To review and update your address and other …
Postdocs celebrated for contributions to research
September 21, 2020
From Sept. 21-25, National Postdoc Appreciation Week recognizes the research knowledge and skills of postdoctoral research fellows.
Targeted Oncology: Treatment approaches become more individualized as field of myelofibrosis advances
September 21, 2020
In this interview, Ruben Mesa, MD, director of the Mays Cancer Center, shares highlights from his presentation on the role of JAK inhibitors in myelofibrosis during the first annual Texas Virtual MPN Workshop and Meeting. Read the story.
Behind the Shield: Navigating the COVID-19 learning curve
September 18, 2020
I graduated from the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner program in 2018 and am currently a nursing PhD student (class of 2022). I also am a faculty member in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and work for UT Health Physi …
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute: Global Pandemics: Innovation for early detection and a coordinated response system
September 18, 2020
Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, director of the Mays Cancer Center, was a guest on a panel during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 2020 Leadership Conference.
Research review highlights health and social impact of racism, discrimination and poverty
September 18, 2020
A new research review by Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio describes and proposes recommendations to address key mechanisms by which people discriminate against people of color and/or justify people being in poverty.