

Read more UTHealth Houston associate professor aims to improve people’s lives in hometowns like her own It’s also a place where health disparities are visible, and the hometown of Melissa Valerio-Shewmaker, PhD, an associate professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). It’s the kind of place where neighbors know neighbors, and people look out for one another. San Diego, Texas is a quiet two-stoplight town with a strong history in agriculture, ranching, and oil and gas. UTHealth Houston associate professor aims to improve people’s lives in hometowns like her own.Read more People with cancer and cancer survivors in low-income and rural areas face greater risk of suicide People with cancer and cancer survivors in low-income and rural areas face greater risk of suicideĬancer is an unwelcome blow for anyone, but those diagnosed with cancer who live in low-income and rural areas face an increased risk of suicide compared with those living in high-income and urban areas, according to a study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston).Read more More than 75% of Texans have COVID-19 antibodies, one of the world’s largest assessments finds


More than 75% of Texans have COVID-19 antibodies, one of the world’s largest assessments findsĪ year after launching one of the world’s largest COVID-19 antibody surveys, Texas CARES, public health experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) are estimating that over 75% of Texans have COVID-19 antibodies.
