ETHealthworld.com: ‘How coronavirus molecules “camouflage” in host cell decoded, may lead to drug development’

August 19, 2020

Yogesh Gupta, PhD, Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, was interviewed about a paper he co-authored that was published in the journal Nature Communications. According to the study, the COVID-19-causing coronavirus disguises itself so it can hide inside cells in order to replicate without being detected by the immune system; decoding the coronavirus structure […]

San Antonio Express-News: Medical lab workers cope with pressure, strain of COVID-19 pandemic

August 19, 2020

Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed for this San Antonio Express-News story, commenting that another hurdle for coronavirus testing is timing; because of the virus’s long incubation period, a person can get the infection at any point after exposure, up to 14 days, making the day they come in for a test too early. […]

San Antonio Express-News: Women struggling with infertility turn to social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram for support

August 17, 2020

Stacy Ogbeide, Department of Family and Community Medicine, discusses how social media can be beneficial for women struggling with infertility to connect with each other. Read the story.

Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: What does Myocarditis have to do with COVID-19?

August 17, 2020

Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital and General Medicine, continues his service as a regular guest expert addressing myriad questions related to COVID-19 on the radio program Texas Standard, produced in the state capital in collaboration with Texas Public Radio San Antonio, KUT Austin, KERA North Texas and Houston Public Media. Read and listen to the story.

San Antonio Express-News: Ayala: Racism increasingly is recognized as a public health problem

August 17, 2020

Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, is quoted within an editorial of the San  Antonio Express-News, pointing out that the connecting of racism and public health is a relatively new trend and one that has met with some resistance. Read the story.