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June 1, 2021
Dr. Rajiv Rajani, a former orthopedic oncologist at UT Health San Antonio, and Dr. Aaron Sugalski, a pediatric oncologist and hematologist, are mentioned in this San Antonio Express-News story about Central Catholic High School graduate Noah Adams, who fought Ewing sarcoma and is in remission. Read the story.
May 28, 2021
Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics, was a live guest on KENS 5’s morning news show. She talked about water safety heading into the summer including the dangers of drowning, tips for parents when kids are around pools and the importance of taking swim lessons at any age. Watch the story.
May 27, 2021
Machine learning is being applied to gauge which vocalizations are predictive of ASD. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 27, 2021) — One-fifth of babies who inherit a genetic variant located on chromosome 16 will develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by age 3. The variant is called 16p11.2 deletion. Noboru Hiroi, PhD, […]
May 27, 2021
Dr. J.B. Cantey, Pediatrics, contributed to this News 4 San Antonio story on potential side effects (of heart inflammation or myocarditis) in teenagers that could possibly be linked to the COVID-19 vaccine. So far, studies have shown there is no link between the vaccine and heart inflammation, which unfortunately is common in teenagers and young […]
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 24, 2021
Dr. Melissa Frei-Jones, Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, was interviewed for this article, which originally appeared 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.