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May 24, 2021
Dr. Melissa Frei-Jones, Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, was interviewed for this article in The New York Times about two young sisters who are living with sickle cell and had strokes that could have been prevented with an annual screening test. Read the story.
May 15, 2021
Spectrum News blog publicized the second vaccination of Jose Arredondo, a Spectrum reporter, at the Hurd May 14 as part of a community (Dr. Jason Rosenfeld; Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics/Global Health)/Edgewood ISD program to counter vaccine hesitancy among Hispanics. Read the story.
May 13, 2021
This first-of-its-kind national cohort study will unpack the social, cultural, behavioral, psychosocial, biological and medical influences on post-cancer life in Latino cancer survivors to fill a crucial gap in knowledge about their survivorship experience.
May 13, 2021
This San Antonio Business Journal story is about a new study called “Avanzando Caminos (Leading Pathways): The Hispanic/ Latino Cancer Survivorship Study” that will unpack the social, cultural, behavioral, psychosocial, biological and medical influences on post-cancer life in Latino cancer survivors. The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, is teaming […]
May 13, 2021
Dr. Amelia Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Salud America!, Population Health Sciences, joins the KSAT Q&A to discuss a new Latino cancer survivorship study that will unpack the social, cultural, behavioral, psychosocial, biological and medical influences on post-cancer life in Latino cancer survivors. Watch the Q&A.
May 11, 2021
This Texas Public Radio story mentions that UT Health San Antonio is administering COVID-19 vaccines across the city through a mobile unit and is also offering walk-in and scheduled vaccinations for first doses. Read the story.