KSAT 12: Genome sequencing unveils COVID-19 variants prevalent in Bexar County

December 9, 2021

Dr. Marjorie David, director of the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and her team’s efforts were featured by KSAT 12. The UT Health San Antonio Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, GCCRI Genome Sequencing Facility and GCCRI Bioinformatics Team are involved in SARS-CoV-2 variant identification efforts for Bexar County. Watch story


San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio virus-hunters search for the omicron variant

December 9, 2021

Dr. Marjorie David, director of the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, were featured in a San Antonio Express-News front-page story on the lab’s leading efforts to sequence coronavirus samples for variants, including omicron. Read story



Medical Xpress: Fear keeping some cancer patients from COVID-19 vaccination

December 8, 2021

This story is about a survey conducted by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, in collaboration with clinical partner University Health, that shows high-risk cancer patients are choosing to get the COVID-19 vaccine at significantly lower levels than the general population. Read story


News 4: High-risk cancer patients getting vaccinated at rates much lower than rest of community

December 8, 2021

Dr. Kate Lathrop and Dr. Sukeshi Arora, Medicine/Hematology-Oncology and Mays Cancer Center, were interviewed for this News 4 story about a survey conducted by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, in collaboration with clinical partner University Health, that shows high-risk cancer patients are choosing to get the […]


Fear keeping some cancer patients from COVID-19 vaccination

December 6, 2021

Patient/physician communication improves percentage receiving first dose. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 6, 2021) — “My doctor has not told me to get the vaccine.” “I do not think it is safe for me because I have cancer.” “I’m afraid of the side effects.” These were the three most common reasons […]

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