Mays Cancer Center awarded millions for research and recruitment
August 20, 2020
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded more than $10.3 million to the Mays Cancer Center.
San Antonio Business Journal: These SA institutions to get over $10M in cancer research funding
August 20, 2020
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded $10.6 million through a combined six grants to UT Health San Antonio and the University of Texas at San Antonio in its latest funding round. Read more.
Newsweek: Children might spread coronavirus more than we thought — and get different symptoms
August 20, 2020
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, was interviewed by Newsweek for a story addressing the fact that children might spread coronavirus more than we thought—and get different symptoms; the authors of the study being reported on warned that students could f …
CPRIT awards Mays Cancer Center more than $10.3 million
August 20, 2020
SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 20, 2020) — The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded more than $10.3 million Aug. 19 to the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson. The five grants include $6 million to recruit David Gius, …
ETHealthworld.com: ‘How coronavirus molecules “camouflage” in host cell decoded, may lead to drug development’
August 19, 2020
Yogesh Gupta, PhD, Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, was interviewed about a paper he co-authored that was published in the journal Nature Communications. According to the study, the COVID-19-causing coronav …
American Medical Association: Why depression, anxiety are prevalent during COVID-19
August 19, 2020
Dr. Luz M. Garcini, ReACH, the Center for Research to Advance Community Health, contributed in a health equity video series of the AMA comments regarding the mental health of health care providers. Read the story.
Caring for athletes is a team sport
August 19, 2020
As student-athletes approach the return of their season, the School of Nursing is stepping up to help with COVID-19 testing.
San Antonio Express-News: Medical lab workers cope with pressure, strain of COVID-19 pandemic
August 19, 2020
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed for this San Antonio Express-News story, commenting that another hurdle for coronavirus testing is timing; because of the virus’s long incubation period, a person can get the infection at any poin …
KENS 5 Medical Minute: Pregnancy and COVID-19
August 19, 2020
Pregnancy can put women at a higher risk during this pandemic. Dr. Rachel Pearson, Pediatrics and the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics explains. Medical Minute is a collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and KENS 5. Watch video
Mays Cancer Center receives more than $10 million with NCI-Designated Cancer Center renewal
August 18, 2020
This continues the Mays Cancer Center’s legacy as one of only four NCI-designated Cancer Centers in Texas and one of 71 in the U.S.