Clues sought for why pediatric cancer survivors develop heart failure
September 25, 2020
Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at UT Health San Antonio discovered. Twenty percent of children treated with drugs called anthracyclines go on to suffer heart failure later in life.
Residents with prediabetes needed for medications study
September 25, 2020
175 area residents with a diagnosis of prediabetes are encouraged to enroll in a clinical trial offered by UT Health San Antonio and University Health System.
New standard for measuring chemical intolerance
September 25, 2020
Researchers developed and validated a three-question, yes-or-no survey that primary care providers, allergists, dermatologists and other specialists can incorporate into patient visits.
Mobile Device Management with Microsoft Intune
September 25, 2020
By: Office of Information Security Mobile Device Management with Microsoft Intune provides employees access to university applications, data and resources from virtually anywhere on almost any mobile device. Protect your privacy and data when you acces …
160 genes linked to brain shrinkage in study of 45,000 adults
September 25, 2020
Comparison of genes and MRI results shows associations A new study implicates 160 genes in brain shrinkage seen on MRIs of 45,000 healthy adults. The shrinkage is in the cortex, the dimply outer layer of the brain that gives rise to thinking, awareness …
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: How big a threat is aerosolized spread of the coronavirus?
September 25, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital and General Medicine, answers listeners’ questions about the coronavirus, including aerosolized spread research, the CDC’s recent change in recommendations on social distancing and methods to encourage safety of social gathe …
News 4: Local doctors researching the long-term effects of COVID
September 25, 2020
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, explained that lingering symptoms could provide some clues to possible long-term effects from COVID-19. Read and watch the story.
Study: Childhood chemo alters heart’s caretaker cells
September 25, 2020
Clues sought for why 1 in 5 pediatric cancer survivors develop heart failure. Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio …
St. Mary’s University: Texas Latino Policy Symposium to draw experts on the needs of Latinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic
September 25, 2020
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, director of Salud America! at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio, will be a panelist in this upcoming symposium at St. Mary’s University addressing how the pandemic has disproportionately affected t …
Fox 29: Local doctors researching the long-term effects of COVID
September 25, 2020
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, told KABB News audiences that lingering symptoms could provide some clues to possible long-term effects from COVID-19. Read and watch the story.