Mays Cancer Center selected for ASCO quality improvement program

September 24, 2020

SAN ANTONIO — The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, is one of 10 institutions selected nationwide for the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Quality Oncology Practice Initiative® and Quality Training Program Improvement Program. The three-year program is awarded to institutions that provide care to underserved communities. Adolfo Enrique […]


175 con prediabetes se necesitan para estudio con medicamentos

September 22, 2020

Se está invitando a 175 residentes del área a participar en un estudio de investigación clínica ofrecido por UT Health San Antonio y University Health System. El estudio, que se está llevando a cabo en el Instituto de la Diabetes de Texas (TDI), está comparando cuatro medicinas para ver cuál previene mejor la conversión a […]

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175 with prediabetes needed for medications study

September 22, 2020

175 area residents with a diagnosis of prediabetes are encouraged to enroll in a clinical trial offered by UT Health San Antonio and University Health System. The study, conducted at the Texas Diabetes Institute (TDI), is comparing four medications to see which will best prevent conversion to Type 2 diabetes.  “People with prediabetes are at […]

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Think you have chemical intolerance? Answer 3 questions

September 21, 2020

Brief inventory can be used in primary care, specialty clinics and research. Intolerances to chemicals, foods and drugs impact 8%-33% of individuals, studies suggest, yet few people are screened for it at their doctors’ offices. To address this and increase awareness of chemical intolerance, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]

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UT Health San Antonio, University Health System to develop integrated health delivery system

September 16, 2020

UT Health San Antonio and University Health System on Sept. 16 announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a top-tier integrated health delivery system to improve care throughout Bexar County. The plan considers how the two partnering, yet independent, organizations will work together in a more integrated way to expand […]

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Research: How to Achieve a Cohesive Culture for Health Equity in Latino and All Communities

September 15, 2020

New research review by Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio describes and proposes recommendations to address three key mechanisms by which people discriminate against people of color and/or justify people being in poverty. By Cliff Despres, Communications, Salud America! Do you notice how much some of your neighbors are suffering? A widening socioeconomic gap, racism […]