• The coronavirus pandemic amplified mental health stressors long experienced by vulnerable Hispanic populations but also fortified members’ coping strategies, according to focus groups of 43 community health workers (CHWs) embedded within these communities. The research is from 51²è¹Ý of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and its Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH).
  • Dr. Mandie Svatek was a live guest on KENS 5’s Morning news show where she talked about water safety heading into the summer including the risks associated with drowning and tips for parents when kids are around pools and the importance of taking swim lessons at any age.  Watch the full video on KENS 5 here.
  • 51²è¹Ý is expanding its recently announced partnership with UTSA to include an integrated college health plan for students aligned with current national best practices.
  • Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death and disease, and tobacco can cause a lot of changes in your body. Some of these changes may make it feel hard to quit, but it is not impossible.UT Health Physicians offers resources such as a tobacco cessation program through our primary care practices. This program can help you learn how to give up any kind of tobacco habit through individual counseling and tailored cessation plans. 
  • You can schedule a vaccine appointment with your primary care provider here. The Mays Cancer Center, home to 51²è¹Ý MD Anderson, has partnered with 71 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and partner organizations to issue a joint statement today urging the nation’s health care systems, physicians, parents and children, and young adults to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination back on track.
  • The way mRNA is used to fight off COVID-19 could help eradicate some of the most terrifying diseases we face today. Dr. Barbara Taylor, an infectious diseases specialist, spoke to Fox San Antonio viewers about how mRNA vaccines work and the potential to use this vaccine platform in the future to protect people against HIV, Ebola and even cancer. Watch the full story.
  • By: Joe Feist The oak pollen count topped 40,000 in San Antonio the weekend of April 10-11. “Oh yeah, people are miserable,” said Edward Brooks, MD, professor of pediatrics and the chief of pediatric immunology and infectious disease at 51²è¹Ý. Worse than that, “all the trees pollinate at the same time, other than mountain cedar, meaning what you see on the news isn’t even counting all of it.”
  • With May being National Stroke Awareness Month, Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez answers your questions about stroke rehabilitation and how to detect a stroke using the simple acronym, F-A-S-T. FACE drooping ARM weakness SPEECH difficulty TIME to call 911
  • While stress is a natural part of life, there are strategies that can be used to manage it when it becomes dangerous or overwhelming. Learn about the harmful effects of prolonged stress, how to recognize certain symptoms of bad stress, as well as techniques to manage stress from UT Health Physicians’ primary care providers, Maria Fernandez Falcon, MD, FAAP, pediatrician; Cynthia Cantu, DO, internal medicine; and Ellen Shrouf, PhD, psychologist.
  • A research team at 51²è¹Ý seeks to prevent Hispanic childhood obesity and the development of Type 2 diabetes with the help of a five-year grant from Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio.