News 4: 911 calls up as flu and virus season begins
December 1, 2016
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity is expected to pick up in the coming weeks. Watch the full story at News 4
Forbes: Hear The Latest Good News About Hearing Loss
December 1, 2016
Listen. Here’s some good news about hearing loss: fewer Americans between the ages of 40 to 70 years may be experiencing hearing loss. Read the full story at Forbes
Pro Publica: The Children of Agent Orange
December 1, 2016
Army veteran William Penner used to jokingly call the thick yellow crust that crept across his young son Matthew’s scalp “Agent Orange” after the toxic defoliant sprayed on him in Vietnam before the boy was born. Read the full story at ProPublica
TPR: Refugee health clinic filling a large gap
November 29, 2016
In the past six years, more refugees have resettled in Texas than in any other state in the country.
Dr. Kumar named Family Physician of the Year
November 22, 2016
Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar, M.D., FRCS, FAAFP, professor of family and community medicine, has been awarded the highest honor among Texas family doctors by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
TPR: SA Cancer Foundation pledges $17 million to CTRC
November 22, 2016
The San Antonio Cancer Foundation is pledging $17 million to support the new affiliation between the University of Texas Health Science Center’s Cancer Therapy and Research Center and M-D Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
