U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro speaks at the University of Texas School of Public Health following a tour of school facilities and securing more funding for hepatic steatosis, or fatty liver disease, a frequent complication of diabetes.Researchers in San Antonio plan to combat liver cancer in South Texas through new drug developments with the help of nearly $1 million in congressional earmarked funds granted Monday to accelerate clinical trials.
One in six San Antonians already have type 2 diabetes. In recent years, researchers found “the youngest case” in San Antonio, a. In Bexar County, 66% of adults are obese, with rates disproportionately high among Hispanic and Black populations, according to the “There are a lot of things that we’re proud of as San Antonians about our city. One of the challenges that we face is that we see a lot of chronic diseases here,” Castro said. “Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, different forms of cancer.”