Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez to Launch $4.1 Million Latino Cancer Health Equity Research Center
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of UT Health San Antonio is launching the new “Avanzando Equidad de Salud: Latino Cancer Health Equity Research Center” than…
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Can Texts Help Latino Young Adults to Quit Smoking?
Dr. Patricia Chalela of UT Health San Antonio has received a new five-year, $2 million research grant to test the impact of Quitxt, a bilingual text m…
Busting the Myths and Cultural Barriers to Clinical Trials
Some Latinos fear becoming a guinea pig. Others worry about cost or trust. But clinical trials can provide volunteers potentially life-saving treatmen…
#SaludTues Tweetchat 3/7/23: National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer. For Latinos, colorectal cancer mortality rates remain stagnant due to a number of inequi…
Webinar Series: Let’s Address Health Equity Together
Health equity is where everyone has a fair, just opportunity to be healthier. How can we reach this ideal, especially as Latinos face health dispariti…
Building Collaboration for Action on Latino Cancer
U.S. Latinos face heavier burdens of stomach, liver, and cervical cancers, and worse outcomes for many cancers, than their White peers. But why? Unfor…
Study: Processed Food May Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk
We’re all busy with the hustle and bustle of life. It’s tempting to grab fast food or buy ready-to-eat food to avoid cooking after a long day. But…
Latinos, Act Against HPV-Associated Throat Cancer
HPV-associated throat cancer is on the rise in men. With the typical patient being 50 to 60 years old, Black and Latino men are dying from the disease…
‘Maybe I Can Help Somebody Else’: Willie Heard’s Unwavering Faith Through Clinical Trials
Willie Heard is a man of faith. His faith stood strong even after he got tragic news in September 2013. Heard was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic syndr…
What Makes Health Promotion Programs Successful?
Cancer health disparities. COVID-19. Climate change. These challenges require public health leaders to create programs and policy solutions that addre…