Mays Cancer Center offers insights on new data about COVID-19 treatments for cancer patients
July 23, 2020
SAN ANTONIO (July 22, 2020) — The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19), which includes the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, announced results July 22 of its second national observational study. The study compares the out …
KGNS-TV 8: Dr. Gladys Keene, regional dean/UT Health San Antonio Regional Campus Laredo, talks to Ruben Villarreal about stopping the spread of COVID-19.
July 23, 2020
Dr. Gladys Keene, dean, UT Health San Antonio Regional Campus Laredo, was interviewed by KGNS-TV 8, Laredo, on the major tips of hand hygiene, mask-wearing, avoiding gatherings and social distancing in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. Watch the in …
OncLive: Dr. Mesa on rechallenging with JAK inhibitor therapy in MPNs
July 23, 2020
In this video, Ruben A. Mesa, MD, director of the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the potential clinical benefit of rechallenging with JAK inhibitor therapy in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms …
KSAT 12: Maternal-fetal medicine expert shares ways expectant mothers can protect themselves from COVID-19
July 23, 2020
Dr. Patrick Ramsey, maternal-fetal medicine, shares ways expectant mothers can protect themselves from COVID-19. Read and watch the story.
Middle East Broadcasting: Latest on remdesivir clinical trial
July 23, 2020
Dr. Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, did an interview about the international remdesivir clinical trial being conducted and the shortage of the antiviral in San Antonio. Watch the story.
Texans encouraged to do their part to slow the spread
July 22, 2020
The Office of the Governor and Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD, released a new PSA with reminders about masking, hand-washing and social distancing.
UT Health San Antonio: ENGAGED
July 22, 2020
Volunteering and community service learning (CSL) is now easier than ever at UT Health San Antonio. The institution has launched our new community engagement platform: UT Health San Antonio ENGAGED.
Primera Hora: Leaders summoned to fight against COVID
July 22, 2020
Nationally renowned transplant surgeon Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, from UT Health in San Antonio, asks that the Hispanic community fight united against the coronavirus. He urges people to wear a mask, wash their hands, stay at home and social distance. Rea …
International Business Times: Cardiovascular health and genes play important role in risk of developing dementia: study
July 22, 2020
Genes and cardiovascular health each contribute in an additive way to a person’s risk of dementia, researchers including Sudha Seshadri, MD, and Claudia Satizabal, PhD, of UT Health San Antonio reported July 20 in the journal Neurology. Read the story.
Drug Target Review: Synapse-protecting protein could be a target for Alzheimer’s therapies
July 22, 2020
Researchers at UT Health San Antonio have discovered a new class of proteins that protect synapses from being destroyed. The discovery, published July 13 in the journal Nature Neuroscience, has implications for Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. Re …