KTSM-TV: El Paso man to donate kidney to El Paso woman he’d never met
April 8, 2021
Dr. Elizabeth Thomas, Transplant Surgery, is mentioned in this KTSM-TV story as the surgeon who will perform this living donor transplant. Watch the story.
KSAT 12: Protocols for labor and delivery during the pandemic; your questions answered
April 8, 2021
Dr. Patrick Ramsey, Obstetrics and Gynecology, is quoted in this KSAT 12 news story about protocols for labor and delivery during the pandemic. Watch the story.
San Antonio Express-News: Pandemic anniversary anxiety is real. A San Antonio doctor shares how to cope.
April 5, 2021
Dr. Don McGeary, Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine, speaks about pandemic anniversary-induced anxieties as people look back at the year we’ve endured and explains that these feelings are very real and normal reactions to trauma. Read the story.
KENS 5: Despite optimism from vaccine manufacturers, San Antonio doctor recommends parents hold off on immunizing children
April 5, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, suggests to KENS 5 audiences that parents of young children should wait until more studies yield data that at least one of the vaccines is safe for them. Watch the story.
U.S. News & World Report: Sleep issues are soaring in U.S. military: study
April 5, 2021
Dr. Vincent Mysliwiec and Dr. Alan Peterson, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, are quoted in this report about new research that suggests the effect of serving in the U.S. military can be stressful and that is showing up in a dramatic increase in two types of sleep problems like insomnia and sleep apnea. Read the story.
San Antonio Express-News: ‘Be a little patient’: Parents asked to wait their turn to sign children up for shots
April 2, 2021
Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics, is quoted near the end of this San Antonio Express-News story saying that it’s taking longer for vaccines to be ready for children because researchers prioritized studies to protect those most vulnerable to the disease, who are adults — more than 550,000 of whom across the U.S. have died of the […]