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September 13, 2021
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The following article is meant to raise awareness of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) and to help the public learn about state-of-the-art VHL care available in San Antonio. The Mays Cancer Center is recognized as a VHL Clinical Care Center by the VHL Alliance. Media contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, […]
September 8, 2021
Dr. Maria “Sukie” Rayas, Pediatric Endocrinology, and Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Medicine, Diabetes, spoke to KENS 5 viewers about the rising rates of young people living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and the complications they are seeing with COVID-19. Watch story
September 2, 2021
Dr. J.B. Cantey, Pediatrics, is quoted in this KSAT 12 story and says the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for kids and teens age 12 to 16. Watch story
August 31, 2021
Alvaro Moreira, MD, MSc, neonatologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio’s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, received a $652,000 mentored career development grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Dr. Moreira will investigate a novel approach to diagnosing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).
August 25, 2021
Dr. Jane Lynch and Rose Ann Barajas, Pediatric Endocrinology, were guests on Texas Public Radio’s The Source. Listen here
August 20, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, answered questions as part of KSAT 12’s weekly Q&A segment. She separated fact from fiction regarding the COVID-19 delta variant surge, discussed how the infection is devastating some families and shared advice for parents when it comes to their children wearing their masks. Watch […]