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March 12, 2021
The work and research of Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics, contained within the site News Medical Life Sciences, points to findings that an early tracheotomy will shorten ICU stays and lowers the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Read the story.
March 12, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, answered KSAT 12 viewers’ COVID-19 questions including which vaccine to get, if one has the option, and inquiries about women having more adverse reactions to the vaccines. Watch the Q&A.
March 11, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, offers her commentary, published in the San Antonio Express-News, that we should not remove our masks too soon; she likewise encourages our community to follow the science and get vaccinated. Read the commentary.
March 11, 2021
Drs. Allen Anderson, Cardiology, and Lindsay Bira, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, provide perspectives in a KSAT 12 story about underlying conditions and vaccination, saying that persons at high risk due to their having multiple medical problems should never be shamed away from getting the vaccine. Read and watch the story.
March 11, 2021
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, gave comments for this San Antonio Express-News story about vaccine access opening to Texans 50 and older, saying that this step should help us in reaching more vulnerable people and reducing deaths, noting that the 50-64 year old age group has so far accounted for 20 percent of all COVID-19 […]
March 11, 2021
Dr. Dimpy Shaw, Mays Cancer Center/Population Health Sciences, is quoted in this KENS 5 story about an important study at the Mays Cancer Center that is looking at effects of the COVID-19 vaccine on cancer patients. Read and watch the story.