Dr. Amelie Ramirez: Helping Latino Cancer Survivors Share Their Journeys
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, leader of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, recently shared the need to help Latino cancer survivors on “Science & Med…
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Study: Latino Mortality Advantage Disappeared amid COVID-19
COVID-19 “completely erased the mortality advantage” that the Latino population had compared to the White population, according to new data from t…
UT Health San Antonio Approved for a $250,000 Engagement Award for Cancer Research in South Texas
Dr. Rebecca Jones of UT Health San Antonio has been approved for a 2-year, $250,000 funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award…
FDA’s Big Plan to Enhance Public Health in 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced its request for $7.2 billion as part of President Joe Biden’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 propos…
NASA Analysis Sees Spike in 2023 Global Sea Level Due to El Niño
Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023, a relatively large jump due mostly to a warming climate…
Food Insecurity Linked to Rise of Fatty Liver Disease in Latino Children
Childhood cases of fatty liver disease have risen over the last decade, prompting researchers to search for answers in risk factors such as genes, bir…
As Social Need Screening Advances, Transportation Remains an Afterthought
Some big changes in 2022 and 2023 have set up the healthcare sector to advance screening for non-medical social needs in 2024 and beyond. This is grea…
5 Keys to Undoing the Drivers of Health Inequity
ChangeLab Solutions recently updated their interactive web tool, Undoing the Drivers of Health Inequity, with new resources to support policy strategi…
NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact
When NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) deliberately smashed into a 560-foot-wide (170-meter-wide) asteroid on Sept. 26, 2022, it made its mark in more ways…
US, Germany Partnering on Mission to Track Earth’s Water Movement
NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR (German Aerospace Center) have agreed to jointly build, launch, and operate a pair of spacecraft that will…