News 4: Don’t let COVID-19 keep you from being checked out for a stroke

June 3, 2020

Dr. Lee Birnbaum, Department of Neurology in the Long School of Medicine, says over the past few months, stroke centers in Bexar County have seen about a 50% drop in patient evaluations for stroke. “Our general feeling is probably patients aren’t coming into the hospital or calling 9-1-1 when they should because there’s just fear,” […]


News 4: San Antonio health leaders to launch study of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

June 2, 2020

UT Health San Antonio is participating in a study of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in San Antonio. Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is a co-PI of this study and UT Health San Antonio medical students are participating along with the San Antonio Fire Department and San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Read the full story.


Fox 29: San Antonio health leaders to launch study of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases

June 2, 2020

UT Health San Antonio is participating in a study of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in San Antonio. Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is a co-PI of this study and UT Health San Antonio medical students are participating along with the San Antonio Fire Department and San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Read the full story.



San Antonio Express-News: Amid novel coronavirus pandemic, San Antonio’s Nirenberg has emerged as steady, cautious leader who relies on data

June 1, 2020

San Antonio health experts say Mayor Ron Nirenberg has been keen to seek their advice before making major decisions — even if that advice was unpleasant. “He’s very receptive to ideas that are different from his own and especially if we were coming with expertise and data,” said Dr. Barbara Taylor, an infectious diseases specialist […]