Dr. Dawn Hui, Cardiothoracic Surgery, did a four-minute, live segment on News 4 San Antonio to raise awareness of Heart Month, focusing on signs and symptoms of heart disease, the importance of heart health during the COVID-19 pandemic and the American Heart Association’s Don’t Die of Doubt campaign. Read and watch the story.

Dr. Dawn Hui, Cardiothoracic Surgery, was interviewed for two segments that aired on KSAT 12’s 9 a.m. newscast and a full story that aired during their Noon newscast. Her messaging to viewers focused on heart disease prevention and the American Heart Association’s Don’t Die of Doubt campaign. Read and watch the story.

Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, commented to KSAT 12 that of the now more than 35,000 individuals involved in clinical trials, all have been done involving a healthy population but not women who were pregnant during the trials; as a result, there’s no safety data for Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines in pregnant and breast-feeding women. Read […]

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, suggested to KSAT 12 TV audiences that wearing a mask with double layers might be preferable to wearing two masks, as well as other items of interest on the COVID-19 front. Read the story.

Dr. Francisco Cigarroa’s opinion piece, celebrating 5,000 life-saving transplants at our University Transplant Center, was published in the Laredo Morning Times; while 2020 was a tragic year in which COVID-19 claimed the lives of so many, University Transplant Center pushed forward as generous organ donors made it possible to save lives through transplant surgery. Read […]