Pediatrics
Researcher contributes to screening guidelines for pediatric cancers
August 2, 2017Panel will determine guidelines for more than 50 of the most common syndromes that can develop into pediatric cancer.
Read moreYahoo Finance: Prolacta Bioscience(R) Initiates Clinical Trial
February 16, 2017Prolacta Bioscience®, the pioneer in human milk-based neonatal nutritional products, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in a clinical study to evaluate the effect of a specially fortified exclusive human milk diet (EHMD)1 to improve growth in infants who have undergone surgery for a serious heart defect known as single ventricle cardiac […]
Read moreUT Health San Antonio endorses HPV vaccination
January 11, 2017The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) of UT Health San Antonio is uniting today, Jan. 11, with all the other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in the U.S. in issuing a joint statement urging parents to have their children immunized against human papillomavirus (HPV) and encouraging physicians to recommend it.
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KSAT 12: Making Awesome Changes: Battling childhood obesity
October 10, 2016KSAT is teaming up with the UT Health Science Center and Salud America to bring you a series called Making Awesome Changes, showcasing groups and individuals in San Antonio who are trying to do something about childhood obesity. Watch the full story at KSAT 12
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Hyundai grant to aid pediatric cancer research
September 14, 2016Children who are fighting cancer placed diminutive handprints of red, blue and green on a Hyundai Tucson Sept. 13 at University Hospital, helping the Health Science Center and University Health System celebrate a new $250,000 Hyundai Scholar Grant for pediatric cancer research.
Read moreKSAT 12: Best way to keep your child healthy at school? Get your child vaccinated, doctors say
August 10, 2016It’s back to school time as most children in San Antonio are heading back to the classroom next week. So is your child up to date on their vaccines? Watch the full story at KSAT 12
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