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May 3, 2021
Researchers are now enrolling more than 200 volunteers between the ages of 10-14 years old for a 12-month study to test toothpaste. Participants will be compensated.
April 23, 2021
Dr. Carlos Roberto Jaén, Family & Community Medicine, and Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, contributed to a San Antonio Express-News feature on the coronavirus, commenting that pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, compared to non-pregnant women, that people should remain vigilant even after they’ve been vacinated and, to reach herd […]
April 9, 2021
The potentially groundbreaking research led by principal investigator Lily Q. Dong, PhD, professor of cell systems and anatomy at UT Health San Antonio, is testing whether there is a genetic marker of early insulin resistance in youth that could be controlled, thereby preventing obesity and development of Type 2 diabetes. Currently, most studies and treatment focus on adults, and pediatric anti-obesity drugs have limited effect.
April 5, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, suggests to KENS 5 audiences that parents of young children should wait until more studies yield data that at least one of the vaccines is safe for them. Watch the story.
April 2, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, is quoted near the end of this KENS 5 story saying that parents who want their children vaccinated now should consider enrolling their kids in a clinical trial. Read and watch the story.
April 1, 2021
By Steven Lee A research team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also known as UT Health San Antonio, seeks to prevent Hispanic childhood obesity with the help of a five-year, $1 million grant from Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio. The potentially groundbreaking research led by principal investigator Lily […]
