San Antonio Express-News: Did COVID-19 take your sense of smell? Here is how to get it back.

September 16, 2021

Dr. Philip Chen, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News Q&A about the struggle some people have getting their sense of smell and taste back after having COVID-19 and what you can do to reverse the damage. Read story

San Antonio Express-News: Solving mysteries of the mind: UT Health San Antonio institute, brain bank earns national status

September 16, 2021

This story was published by the San Antonio Express-News on Sept. 15, 2021. By Laura Garcia, Staff writer More than 100 donated brains are carefully stored at UT Health Science Center San Antonio, where researchers hope they can help solve one of mankind’s deepest medical mysteries — how the brain works. Dr. Sudha Seshadri, a […]

Fox 29: Local pediatric experts delighted to hear vaccine for 5-11-year-olds may be imminent

September 14, 2021

Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics, is quoted in this Fox 29 story. Watch story

San Antonio Report: Afghanistan’s collapse spotlights veterans’ mental health struggles. Could anonymous counseling help?

September 14, 2021

Dr. Katy Dondanville, STRONG STAR consortium, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted in this San Antonio Report story. Read story

KXAN-TV: ‘He could have been saved.’ Mother of Fort Hood soldier calls for follow-through on culture changes

September 14, 2021

Dr. Alan Peterson, director of the STRONG STAR consortium, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted in this KXAN-TV story. Watch story

KENS 5: Sabinal ISD announces school closure, one of several announced since school began

September 14, 2021

Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics, is quoted in this KENS 5 story about school districts across Texas announcing school closures due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. Watch story