https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/ en-us 03 Jun 2021 10:15:07 EDT 03 Jun 2021 10:15:07 EDT https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/rss.xml Newsweaver communications@uthscsa.edu (University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSCSA)) support@newsweaver.ie (Newsweaver) 60 true https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/1udanb0fa84?lang=en?rss=true The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the delivery of key health services for children and adolescents, including the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for cancer prevention. The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, and other top U.S. cancer centers are calling for urgent action to get HPV vaccination back on track. 25 May 2021 12:00:00 EDT 8eca15329d444a941599b1ce14b967ab Feature Article <p style="text-align: center;"><img align="center" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v2files/shard200/1000322/68/92aad308dd5a6118fe2d24.jpg" width="650" height="433" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" /></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 13px;">The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the delivery of key health services for children and adolescents, including the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for cancer prevention. The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, and other top U.S. cancer centers are calling for urgent action to get HPV vaccination back on track.</span></p> Read More https://news.uthscsa.edu/mays-cancer-center-and-other-top-u-s-cancer-centers-call-for-urgent-action-to-get-cancer-preventing-hpv-vaccination-back-on-track/ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/5089til9yg2?lang=en?rss=true For the first time in its 53-year history, UT Health San Antonio celebrated a combined, all-school commencement on May 22 at the Alamodome. 24 May 2021 12:00:00 EDT a3e39a34d0b9b1928276c4f56a7d2c32 Feature Article <p><span style="font-size: 13px;">For the first time in its 53-year history, UT Health San Antonio celebrated a combined, all-school commencement on May 22 at the Alamodome.</span></p> http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v2files/shard200/1000322/ff/376763f2971defe8b1e510.jpg Read More https://news.uthscsa.edu/ut-health-san-antonio-holds-first-all-school-commencement/ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/1erot09jzr4?lang=en?rss=true UT Health San Antonio is providing COVID-19 vaccine appointments for everyone 12 years and older. You can schedule the time and date of your vaccine appointment online. 10 May 2021 12:00:00 EDT 42fbdd8670bb684432fbb361c251f32f Feature Article <p><span style="font-size: 13px;">UT Health San Antonio is providing COVID-19 vaccine appointments for everyone 12 years and older. You can schedule the time and date of your vaccine appointment online.</span></p> http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v2files/shard200/1000322/43/da752d7f1ea87e9dff60e1.jpg Details Here https://www.uthscsa.edu/patient-care/physicians/covid-19-vaccine-information?utm_source=online&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=covid_vaccine_information https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/17eobrccz60?lang=en?rss=true The pandemic amplified mental health stressors long experienced by vulnerable Hispanic populations but also fortified members’ coping strategies, according to new research. 28 May 2021 12:00:00 EDT 37bbaca7007954a9a269dcf63aac425d Feature Article <p><span style="font-size: 13px;">The pandemic amplified mental health stressors long experienced by vulnerable Hispanic populations but also fortified members’ coping strategies, according to new research. </span></p> http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v2files/shard200/1000322/2d/dca14ed4e245a18cbe647a.jpg Read More https://news.uthscsa.edu/pandemic-intensified-longstanding-stresses-for-hispanics-2/ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/15yla8f4qys?lang=en?rss=true Melissa Frei-Jones, MD, Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, was interviewed for this article about two young sisters from San Antonio who are both living with sickle cell and suffered strokes. 28 May 2021 12:00:00 EDT 0d7da1e74ff0d666c11560a24afbf997 In the News <p><span style="font-size: 13px;">Melissa Frei-Jones, MD, Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, was interviewed for this article about two young sisters from San Antonio who are both living with sickle cell and suffered strokes.</span></p> Read Story https://news.uthscsa.edu/the-new-york-times-these-sisters-with-sickle-cell-had-devastating-and-preventable-strokes/?utm_source=Newsweaver&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The+New+York+Times%3A+These+sisters+with+sickle+cell+had+devastating%2C+and+preventable%2C+strokes&utm_campaign=thisweek https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/1dixk2qynwf?lang=en?rss=true Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Salud America!, is quoted in this article about a new $9.8 million study focused on the Latino cancer survivorship journey. 25 May 2021 12:00:00 EDT 7b9fded48856c74806376d09bb66194d In the News <p><span style="font-size: 13px;">Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Salud America!, is quoted in this article about a new $9.8 million study focused on the Latino cancer survivorship journey.</span></p> Read Story https://news.uthscsa.edu/miami-herald-hispanics-have-much-higher-death-rates-in-certain-cancers-a-study-is-trying-to-change-that/ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/r8222qr13q0?lang=en?rss=true Alicia Logue, MD, colon and rectal cancer surgery specialist at the Mays Cancer Center, explains why the age change for screening is important in the fight against colon and rectal cancers. 24 May 2021 12:00:00 EDT e92ac73e5587302dd631fb401cfd3f54 In the News <p><span style="font-size: 13px;">Alicia Logue, MD, colon and rectal cancer surgery specialist at the Mays Cancer Center, explains why the age change for screening is important in the fight against colon and rectal cancers.</span></p> Watch Story https://news.uthscsa.edu/news-4-age-lowered-for-recommended-colon-cancer-screenings/ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/uthealthnews/l7cc91edazw?lang=en?rss=true 25 Mar 2020 12:00:00 EDT 84f681554b812a966beba69bd1ca3909 In the News Read More https://news.uthscsa.edu/all-news/?wpv_view_count=20070&wpv-category=in-the-news&wpv-health-condition=0&wpv-academic-school=0&wpv-health-service=0&wpv_filter_submit=Submit&utm_source=Newsweaver&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Other+faculty+experts+in+the+media&utm_campaign=uthealthnews