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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.
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.
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 […]
May 4, 2021
Media contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu By Cliff Despres SAN ANTONIO (May 4, 2021) – Latinos with cancer face a tough survivorship journey. Many suffer advanced disease, poor quality of life, and stressful social and economic inequities. This is why a new, first-of-its-kind national cohort study will unpack the social, cultural, behavioral, psychosocial, […]
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 […]
April 29, 2021
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Salud America!, spoke on Thursday’s 10 a.m. program of Univision Facebook Live, answering questions about vaccines against COVID-19 and how to receive them. Read more.