'Most people think carcinomatosis is a death sentence, but there are different treatment modalities that I offer to patients. And that's something that is pretty unique to UT Health San Antonio,' said Dr. Mio Kitano, a surgical oncologist.
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A UT San Antonio Health Science Center researcher has found that people with resilient immune systems can live 15 years longer than those who don't, but what is immune resilience? How do you know if your immune system is lagging? Can you get some of those years back?
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The Enhanced Premium Tax Credit is set to expire at the end of the year. San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro says an extension is part of the negotiation for a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, but that negotiation has stalled.
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Changes to vaccine guidance from the Trump administration has added to confusion amid a seasonal spike in the virus.
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A San Antonio researcher is working on a drug that could treat Ewing sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma without lifelong side effects. It would be the first new treatment option for these childhood cancers in 30 years.
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The program, called Naloxone Texas, distributes free Narcan to students, faculty, and staff, and provides them with overdose response training.
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In South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation.
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Malaria kills more than half a million people a year, and an effective vaccine has been elusive. But a San Antonio malaria researcher and her team have discovered a vulnerability in the malaria parasite's method of avoiding the human immune system that may make all the difference.
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Float Wellness Spa, a boutique spa, is the first in San Antonio to offer the Aescape AI-powered massager
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It's been a confusing and fast-changing couple of months for rules about getting a COVID shot. It should be a little easier now, after a panel of vaccine advisers met last week.
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Petrie Dish host Bonnie Petrie sits down with Public Health Watch reporter Raquel Torres to talk about her story on the Alzheimer's crisis in the Rio Grande Valley, as well as a $3 billion proposal to fund Alzheimer's research in Texas that won't go forward unless Texans say yes at the polls in November.