Fox 29: Diabetes Alert Day

March 24, 2021

Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, chief of the division of diabetes and endocrinologist with UT Health Physicians, was interviewed for a live segment on Fox 29 San Antonio (KABB-TV) to raise awareness about the seriousness of diabetes, sharing about the complications patients may have if diagnosed with COVID-19. Read and watch the story.


KSAT 12: Diabetes Alert Day aims to create awareness of seriousness of disease

March 24, 2021

Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, chief of the division of diabetes and endocrinologist with UT Health Physicians, was interviewed for a Diabetes Alert Day story that aired on KSAT 12’s Noon newscast. The story focused on diabetes and prediabetes concerns for the San Antonio community and included one of Dr. DeFronzo’s patients. Read and watch the story.



KENS 5: Answering your vaccine questions

March 22, 2021

In this Q&A, Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, provided the answers for a KENS 5 Q&A, saying that it’s important to get the second dose of the vaccine in order to extend its effectiveness and that, while it is not dangerous to switch between two vaccines for the second dose, it is not […]


KSAT 12 Q&A: March 18, Dr. Ruth Berggren

March 19, 2021

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, appeared on the March 18 KSAT 12 news to talk about a waiting list for vaccines, sharing that the Pfizer vaccine is 97% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic COVID-19. Watch the Q&A.