Trinidad & TobagoDaily Express: Men’s Health Week
June 8, 2016
Every year, Men’s Health Week is celebrated as the week leading up to and including Father’s Day (June 13th to 19th 2016). Read the full story at Trinidad& Tobago Daily Express
Advancements in new hepatitis C treatments
June 3, 2016
Hepatitis C is the leading blood-borne disease in the U.S., with more than 3.5 million people developing a chronic infection. While the outlook for treating hepatitis C was grim just a few years ago, now most patients can be cured with direct-acting antiviral medications, many of them evaluated at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
CTRC among the top 10 SWOG institutions
June 3, 2016
The Cancer Therapy & Research Center has been named among the top 10 of the 990 institutions that are members of SWOG, an international network of researchers that design and conduct cancer clinical trials.
The Rivard Report: With investment, city’s health care sector poised for growth
June 1, 2016
With an investment of $5 million in 2017 bond money, the UT Health Science Center’s Cancer Therapy and Research Center in San Antonio could complete its new partnership with Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center and stop thousands of San Antonians from leaving the city to seek treatment elsewhere.
WFMZ-TV: Health Beat: Deep breath hold protects the heart
May 27, 2016
Imagine if the side-effects of radiation could be reduced just by holding the breath. Watch the full story at WFMZ-TV
San Antonio Business Journal: CPRIT CEO says San Antonio’s access to Texas cancer funding could be extended
May 27, 2016
The agency has already awarded more than half of its $3 billion funding allotment. Read the full story at San Antonio Business Journal