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June 3, 2020
Dr. Ruben Mesa, director of the Mays Cancer Center, was interviewed about the new study in The Lancet featuring data from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium. Mesa said the results from the nearly 1,000 patients showed the death rate of cancer patients who contract COVID-19 is about 13%, twice the rate of the general population. […]
June 2, 2020
This is the first abstract submitted by the Mays Cancer Center to be selected for presentation at the AACI meeting.
June 2, 2020
Education shines the bright light of scrutiny on hateful ideologies like racism and xenophobia, and, in the process, teaches us that there is healing power in simple human kindness and looking out for one another.
June 2, 2020
UT Health San Antonio is participating in a study of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in San Antonio. Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is a co-PI of this study and UT Health San Antonio medical students are participating along with the San Antonio Fire Department and San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Read the full story.
June 2, 2020
UT Health San Antonio is participating in a study of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in San Antonio. Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is a co-PI of this study and UT Health San Antonio medical students are participating along with the San Antonio Fire Department and San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Read the full story.
June 2, 2020
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has partnered with UT Health San Antonio and the San Antonio Fire Department to measure the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 in Bexar County. The study involves sampling about 500 households, enabling local health experts to see how big a role asymptomatic residents play in the transmission of […]