New system of care created to better serve San Antonio
September 17, 2020
UT Health San Antonio and University Health System are strengthening their partnership to expand access to world-class health care.
Research: How to Achieve a Cohesive Culture for Health Equity in Latino and All Communities
September 15, 2020
New research review by Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio describes and proposes recommendations to address three key mechanisms by which people discriminate against people of color and/or justify people being in poverty. By Cliff Despres, Communications, Salud America! Do you notice how much some of your neighbors are suffering? A widening socioeconomic gap, racism […]
Fox 29: CDC shows number of people who die from COVID-19 and having diabetes, group looks to help
September 11, 2020
Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, assistant professor in the Joe. R and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, explains that research is underway about why diabetes makes fighting COVID-19 more difficult. Read and watch the story.
San Antonio Report: New awareness campaign brings COVID-19 prevention message home to Hispanics
September 11, 2020
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Salud America!, Institute for Health Promotion Research, contributed to a San Antonio Report story about a new campaign that educates Latino families on how to slow the spread of coronavirus. Read the full story.
KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio plans to build $400M research and specialty hospital
September 10, 2020
UT Health San Antonio plans to begin construction in spring 2021 on the University of Texas Health Specialty and Research Hospital, a 144-bed facility in the heart of the South Texas Medical Center. Read the story.
Texas Public Radio: $357 Million Hospital Coming To South Side San Antonio In 2021
September 10, 2020
Dr. Steven Pliszka, Psychiatry, discusses the new San Antonio State Hospital. Dr. Pliszka led the San Antonio stakeholders’ executive committee that made recommendations to the state for the new facility. Listen to the interview.