Lone Star Health News: Lone Stars on the Medical Frontier: Dr. Richard Peterson says pioneering surgery could reverse diabetes

May 21, 2021

Dr. Richard Peterson, Surgery/Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Medicine/Diabetes, are featured in this Lone Star Health News article that highlights the minimally invasive procedure, developed by researchers and physicians at UT Health San Antonio, University Health and Texas Biomedical Research Institute, that is showing promising results to improve patients’ health and minimize […]

AAMC News: Five ways that clinical trials might change for good

May 21, 2021

Dr. Ruben Mesa, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, is quoted in this excellent AAMC story about five ways that clinical trials may have changed for good, thanks to COVID-19’s forcing researchers to try new ways of running clinical trials. Read the story. 

KSAT 12: Q&A: Dr. Berggren discusses effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against other variants

May 21, 2021

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, discussed the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine against other variants during KSAT 12’s Q&A segment. She also said elderly people should still be careful in crowds and wear masks in doctor’s offices. Watch the Q&A. 

KENS 5: Recommended age for colorectal cancer screenings lowered to 45

May 21, 2021

Dr. Alicia Logue, colon and rectal cancer surgery specialist from the Mays Cancer Center for patient care services within the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke to KENS 5 viewers about why the age change for screening is important in the fight against colon and rectal cancers and the worrying trend doctors are […]

MSN.com: Recommended age for colorectal cancer screenings lowered to 45

May 21, 2021

Dr. Alicia Logue, colon and rectal cancer surgery specialist from the Mays Cancer Center for patient care services within the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, spoke to KENS 5 viewers about why the age change for screening is important in the fight against colon and rectal cancers and the worrying trend doctors […]

News-Medical.net: Four months of multi-drug therapy for tuberculosis is as effective as standard regimen

May 20, 2021

Four months of multi-drug therapy that included rifapentine and moxifloxacin treated active tuberculosis (TB) as effectively as the standard six-month regimen in a multinational study, cutting treatment time by a third. Coauthors including Marc Weiner, MD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, reported the findings May 6 in the New England […]