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June 17, 2021
(Editor’s note: This story, originally posted on Feb. 11, 2021, has been updated to include the study’s publication in JAMA Oncology on June 17, 2021.) Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 17, 2021) — Convalescent plasma therapy was associated with better survival in blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19, especially in sicker patients. […]
June 15, 2021
The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund is awarding $800,000 to UT Health San Antonio to support research projects conducted by promising early career researchers.
June 11, 2021
Dr. Ruben Mesa, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, is quoted in this Targeted Oncology story. Read the story.
June 11, 2021
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Salud America!, Population Health Sciences, Mays Cancer Center, was interviewed by Spectrum News about a $9.8 million study focused on the Latino cancer survivorship experience. Watch the story.
June 1, 2021
Dr. Rajiv Rajani, a former orthopedic oncologist at UT Health San Antonio, and Dr. Aaron Sugalski, a pediatric oncologist and hematologist, are mentioned in this San Antonio Express-News story about Central Catholic High School graduate Noah Adams, who fought Ewing sarcoma and is in remission. Read the story.
May 25, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted delivery of key health services for children and adolescents, including HPV vaccination for cancer prevention.
