San Antonio Express-News: ‘It all caught up to me’: San Antonio researcher to study life after cancer for Latinos

May 10, 2021

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Salud America!, Population Health Sciences, was interviewed 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. Read the story.

KSAT 12: San Antonio researchers hope new study benefits Latino cancer survivors

May 7, 2021

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Salud America!, was interviewed 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. Watch the story. 

Fox 29: Telemedicine beyond pandemic: A bill that seeks to keep insurance companies paying for it

May 6, 2021

Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, spoke to KABB/WOAI regarding the benefits of using telemedicine, even beyond the pandemic; it’s convenient for doctors and patients and opens health care access to those who normally would not be able to make an in-person doctor’s visit. Watch the story. 

News 4: Latino cancer survivors needed for $9.8M study

May 5, 2021

This News 4 story is about the study, “Avanzando Caminos (Leading Pathways): The Hispanic/Latino Cancer Survivorship Study,” funded by a six-year, $9.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute that will team up two of its Cancer Centers, the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer […]

San Antonio Express-News: Could removing abdominal fat reverse Type 2 diabetes? San Antonio researchers are testing a new surgery to find out.

April 30, 2021

Dr. Richard Peterson, Surgery/Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Medicine/Diabetes, are quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story about a minimally invasive procedure, developed by researchers and physicians at UT Health San Antonio, University Health and Texas Biomedical Research Institute, that is showing promising results to improve patients’ health and minimize or reverse […]