News 4: No reports of local teenagers with post-vaccine heart conditions

May 27, 2021

Dr. J.B. Cantey, Pediatrics, contributed to this News 4 San Antonio story on potential side effects (of heart inflammation or myocarditis) in teenagers that could possibly be linked to the COVID-19 vaccine. So far, studies have shown there is no link between the vaccine and heart inflammation, which unfortunately is common in teenagers and young […]



Miami Herald: Hispanics have much higher death rates in certain cancers. A study is trying to change that

May 25, 2021

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Salud America!, Population Health Sciences, Mays Cancer Center, is quoted in this Miami Herald article that mentions a new $9.8 million study, that she’s the co-principal investigator of, that will unpack the social, cultural, behavioral, psychosocial, biological and medical influences on post-cancer life in Latino cancer survivors. […]




News 4: Colorectal cancer screening changes

May 24, 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 News 4 viewers about why the age change for screening is important in the fight against colon and rectal cancers. Watch the story.