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June 20, 2022
Deaths nearly 40% higher than for white women, pegged to lower access to care Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Black women die of breast cancer at rates nearly 40% higher than white women, despite having lower instances of the disease, because of racial disparities in care, according to a New England Journal […]
June 15, 2022
Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 15, 2022) — Pheo Para Alliance, a patient advocacy organization dedicated to supporting those with pheochromocytoma (pheo) and paraganglioma (para), a rare neuroendocrine tumor, has designated The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) as a Pheo Para Center of Excellence. The […]
June 15, 2022
Drug conceived at UT Health San Antonio was safe, effective in animal studies Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND GROTON, CONN. (Wednesday, June 15, 2022) — An experimental brain injury medication conceived in laboratories at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was tested Tuesday, […]
June 14, 2022
Panelists will include Long School of Medicine faculty members, UT Health San Antonio vice president for DEI Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 14, 2022) — The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), is proud […]
June 14, 2022
Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 14, 2022) – UT Health San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology welcomes researchers, faculty, staff, residents, students, alumni and community providers to attend its inaugural event, the Dr. Armando Nasta Symposium on Gynecologic Innovation, on Friday, June 17. “There is extensive ongoing […]
June 13, 2022
Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 13, 2022) – In late April, American Cancer Society (ACS) awarded the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, two check donations in the amounts of $480,000 for an institutional research grant and $65,000 for cancer support grants. Both checks were […]
