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December 26, 2020
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for this KENS 5 story about the recent increase in the number of COVID patients that are coming into the emergency room at University Hospital. Read and watch the story.
December 24, 2020
Dr. Claudia Miller, Family and Community Medicine, is quoted in the San Antonio Express-News, recommending that people who feel sick with mountain cedar allergies stay home during the holidays; it is a mistake to assume that one has only “cedar fever” and risk the spread of COVID. Read the story.
December 24, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, speaks to KSAT 12 audiences with a “Be COVID cautious” message (masks, social distancing); the story includes a link to Dr. Ruth Berggren’s latest PSA. Read and watch the story.
December 23, 2020
High winds and cold temperatures are expected to trigger a massive release of mountain cedar pollen. Adults and children who are allergic may experience itchy eyes, nose and throat, and they may have a cough or a runny nose.
December 23, 2020
Dr. Claudia Miller, Family and Community Medicine, interviewed for a Texas Public Radio story explaining that the next few months will see the “perfect storm” for compromised respiratory systems — the convergence of COVID-19, the flu and cedar fever season, was also posted by KERA in Dallas. Read the story.
December 23, 2020
Dr. Tyler Curiel, Department of Medicine, was interviewed by News 4 San Antonio regarding the coronavirus mutation, first detected soon after the pandemic, but recently becoming more prevalent. Read and watch the story.