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July 7, 2023
Kristen Plastino, MD, director, UT Teen Health, vice chair, clinical operations and professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, was quoted in this news article. Read More
July 7, 2023
Jennifer Todd, JD, RN , project manager, UT Teen Health, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
July 7, 2023
Jennifer Todd, JD, RN , project manager, UT Teen Health, was interviewed for this news segment and Kristen Plastino, MD, director, UT Teen Health, vice chair, clinical operations and professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, was quoted in this news article. Watch Now
July 6, 2023
Rates are well higher than national average in counties facing health disparities Teen pregnancy rates are up to four times higher than the national average in South Texas, pointing to adolescent health care inequities affecting those who historically have suffered from socioeconomic disparities. UT Teen Health, an initiative of UT Health San Antonio that promotes […]
June 28, 2023
Looking back on her pregnancy with her youngest child, Elaina Sconiers realizes now she should have heeded her doctor’s advice. She was 37, her blood pressure was well under control and she felt good despite being diagnosed with preeclampsia. “I ended up coming off the medication because my blood pressure would bottom out when I […]
January 24, 2023
Basic science generates new drug for treating glioblastoma, the deadliest cancer Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer associated with the worst overall survival rates among all human cancers. Only 65% of GBM patients live one year past diagnosis and only 12% live five years. The late senators Ted Kennedy and John McCain both […]