The 1st Surgery for Alzheimer’s Disease in South Texas
A San Antonio woman in her 70s underwent South Texas’ first deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Alzheimer’s — one of the first 300 surgerie…
Tag: Hispanic Health
#SaludTues Tweetchat 3/1─Two Years Later: How COVID-19 Is Impacting Latinos
For the past two years, COVID-19 has continued to ravage the United States. Data continue to show that Latinos and other people of color are dispropor…
Latinos Have Highest Rate of Physical Inactivity, Due to Structural Barriers
32.1% of Latinos are physically inactive outside of work, putting them in danger of health issues from obesity to cancer, according to a new report fr…
Universities are Aiming to Meet Latino Demand for Entrepreneurship
More Latinos are becoming small business owners, and many more hope to join their ranks. Entrepreneurship continues to rise among communities of col…
What Parents Should Know: Children Ages 5 to 11 Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
On Oct. 29, 2021, the FDA authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use for children ages 5 to 11. It had previously been approved…
Award Winner: Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez’s Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program at UT Health San Antonio has been named a winner of Excelencia in…
Take a Survey: Latinos, How Has COVID-19 Impacted You?
The Rutgers Community Health Justice Lab is inviting Latinos to complete this brief anonymous survey to understand the long-term impacts of COVID-19 …
What Is Infectious Disease and Why Should Latinos Care?
The term “infectious disease” covers a wide range of harmful illnesses. The flu, chickenpox, and COVID-19 are some infectious diseases caused by g…
Dr. Philip Ponce: Increasing Access to HIV Treatment for LGBTQ Latinos
Growing up as a gay, Latino man in the 1990s, Dr. Philip Ponce saw the devastating impact of HIV and AIDS. It pushed him to a medical career. “A lot…
Join the Early Breast Cancer Study to Help Our Familias Prevent Severe Cases!
Latinas have lower rates of breast cancer than other groups. Sounds like good news, right? The bad news is that the Latina breast cancer rate has been…