Health
Mays Cancer Center selected as founding partner of oncology clinical trial diversity alliance
June 23, 2021
The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, was named a founding partner of the Advancing Inclusive Research® Site Alliance.
UT Health San Antonio to provide student health services at UTSA
June 7, 2021
UT Health San Antonio will provide clinical services for students that include primary care, women’s health and behavioral health services through the School of Nursing’s Wellness 360 clinical practice.
Mays Cancer Center and other top U.S. cancer centers call for urgent action to get HPV vaccination back on track
May 25, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted delivery of key health services for children and adolescents, including HPV vaccination for cancer prevention.
Pandemic intensified longstanding stresses for Hispanics
May 25, 2021
The pandemic amplified mental health stressors long experienced by vulnerable Hispanic populations but also fortified members’ coping strategies, according to new research from the Center for Research to Advance Community Health.
UT Health San Antonio holds first all-school commencement
May 24, 2021
For the first time in its 53-year history, UT Health San Antonio celebrated a combined, all-school commencement May 22 at the Alamodome.
Mays Cancer Center doctors applaud starting colorectal screening at 45
May 21, 2021
Physicians with the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, praised the May 18 move by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to lower from 50 to 45 the recommended age to begin screening asymptomatic persons to prevent colorectal cancer. The goal is to identify and remove precancerous benign polyps. Physicians nationwide adhere to the panel’s guidelines.