<p>Flu shots are critically important for those with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 10, 2022) — Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a consequence of multiple medical problems occurring simultaneously. The body has less insulin — the hormone that lowers blood sugar — and is not sensitive to […]</p>
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<p>Mobile app will provide dietary advice and real-time symptom management Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to enhance individualized, timely and equitable access to care for cancer patients and their families. The local effort […]</p>
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<p>Joint call to action urges individuals, providers and insurers to increase access to and utilization of low-dose CT screening for those at high risk for lung cancer Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 1, 2022) – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for almost 25% of […]</p>
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<p>Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 31, 2022) — Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar stopped by the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing on Oct. 27 to receive 96 doses of Narcan®, a nasal spray that can rescue individuals who have experienced accidental opioid poisoning. The School of Nursing provides training to first […]</p>
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<p>For teenager Arhan Rao, repurposing an antidepressant drug to treat cancer is the opening act in a career of serving patients by finding new ways to stop tumors. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 28, 2022) — As Arhan Rao, 17, watched his grandfather sicken with cancer and die three years ago, a goal […]</p>
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<p>Mays Cancer Center/UT Health San Antonio panel responds to recent study Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 27, 2022) — A recently published European study that minimizes the benefits of colonoscopy to prevent colorectal cancer diagnoses and deaths has several limitations and must not deter anyone 45 and older from being screened, experts […]</p>
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<p>Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 21, 2022 – The leader of the U.S. Army’s role in helping develop a COVID-19 vaccine will keynote the Fall Distinguished Lecture of UT Health San Antonio’s Military Health Institute (MHI) on Thursday, Oct. 27. MHI will host speaker Kayvon Modjarrad, MD, PhD, infectious diseases physician, scientist […]</p>
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<p>Author: Kate Hunger Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 20, 2022) — The School of Health Professions at UT Health San Antonio plans to launch a new Master of Science in Imaging Sciences program to train imaging technologists in radiography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to address the technologist […]</p>
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<p>School looks to graduate more than 1,960 Hispanic nurses over 5 years Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing has received a five-year, nearly $3 million Department of Education Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program grant to further boost Hispanic, low-income student engagement and wellness at a time […]</p>
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<p>Half-a-billion-dollar hospital will be unique for specialized care, new services to the region and clinical trials in a patient-centered atmosphere. Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Monica Taylor, 210-508-2488, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 17, 2022) — Surgeries in multiple specialties, new services for the region including stem cell therapies and bone marrow transplants, and access […]</p>
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