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KABB-TV: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Shraddha Dalwadi, MD, assistant professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Science Daily: Novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression
Patrick Sung, DPhil, associate dean for research and director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, and Sandeep Burma, PhD, professor and research vice chair of neurosurgery and the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, were quoted in this article. Read More
KVDA-TV (Telemundo 60 San Antonio): Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oriana Haran, MD, double fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon and clinical assistant professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
KVDA-TV (Telemundo 60 San Antonio): Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oriana Haran, MD, double fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon and clinical assistant professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
KSAT 12: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Sara Ortiz-Romero, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Radiology, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Medical Xpress: Study finds novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression
Patrick Sung, DPhil, associate dean for research and director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, and Sandeep Burma, PhD, professor and research vice chair of neurosurgery and the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, were quoted in this article. Read More
News Medical: Groundbreaking findings on TET2 pathway open doors for targeted blood cancer treatments
Mingjiang Xu, PhD, professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, was quoted in this article. Read More
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Arlington giving free naloxone to businesses to help prevent fatal opioid overdoses
Naloxone Texas, a program of Be Well Texas at UT Health San Antonio that distributes naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses, was mentioned in this article. Read More (subscription required)
WFAA-TV: This North Texas city is giving free naloxone to bars, hotels, motels to prevent opioid overdoses
Naloxone Texas, a program of Be Well Texas at UT Health San Antonio that distributes naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses, was mentioned in this article. Read More
WAFB-TV and MSN.com: HAI therapy: Game changer for colon cancer patients
Colin Court, MD, PhD, surgical oncologist, director of regional therapies at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, and assistant professor, Department of Surgery, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now on WAFB-TV or MSN.com
Texas Public Radio: Women veterans share triumphs and traumas at San Antonio’s 9th Annual PTSD Conference
Alan Peterson, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience, or STRONG STAR, was quoted in this article. Read More
Renowned cancer researcher brings $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs award to UT Health San Antonio
Simon Gayther, PhD, professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and founding director in the school’s Center for Inherited Oncogenesis at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), received a $500,000 UT System […]
Three LSOM students selected as essay award winners
Winners will each receive a $10,000 cash prize During Primary Care Week, three students from the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine were named winners of the inaugural Carolyn Ann Bellue Holly Annual Student Essay Contest. The winners were chosen from four finalists who participated in a virtual panel discussion on Monday, […]
UT Health San Antonio contributes rare dataset to Kids First pediatric research initiative
In the study of uncommon congenital disorders, collaboration is key to potential new insights and discoveries. The Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Data Resource Center announced in September the public release of three comprehensive datasets related to childhood cancers and congenital disorders, one of which was provided by The University of Texas Health […]
Gene-mutation pathway discovery paves way for targeted blood cancers therapies
Approximately 30% of individuals with myeloid malignancy diseases have a mutation in a certain gene called tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2). This gene is responsible for providing instructions on creating certain proteins and is known to have a tumor-suppressive function. A study published October 2 in Nature is the first to explain the pathway of […]
UT Health San Antonio creates innovative organoid for advancing understanding of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a certain type of pancreatic cancer, is a ruthless killer with an average five-year survival rate of less than 10%. Most patients are diagnosed at a late stage when the cancer has already spread throughout their bodies. And the problem is only growing worse. By 2030, pancreatic cancer is expected […]
University awarded $12 million to further develop opioid use disorder drug
Charles P. France, PhD, to lead methocinnamox drug development program The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was awarded a $12 million cooperative agreement (U01) from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse to further develop methocinnamox (MCAM) as a treatment for opioid use disorder. […]
MSN.com: Back-to-school safety: Preventing and recognizing concussions in student athletes
Guy Nicolette, MD, associate clinical professor, Department of Orthopaedics, and lead sports medicine physician for the San Antonio Spurs, was quoted in this article. Read More
UT Health San Antonio, UTSA salute health care workers at homecoming game with free and BOGO ticket offers
Join UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio as they celebrate health care workers during the Roadrunner’s Oct. 19 football game. As part of the UTSA Athletics Salute to Hometown Heroes initiative, UT Health San Antonio dignitaries will recognize the unwavering commitment of health care workers at the homecoming […]
New York Post: What is rapamycin? Devotees claim the drug can slow aging
Dean Kellogg Jr., MD, PhD, professor of medicine and geriatrics, and Adam Salmon, PhD, professor of molecular medicine and associate director of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, were quoted in this article. Read More