KSAT 12: How safe is curbside voting?
October 12, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers, advising area curbside voters to take precautions in order to vote safely. Read and watch the story.
Dr. Mingjiang Xu receives UT System award to support cancer epigenetics research
October 9, 2020
Mingjiang Xu, MD, PhD, professor of molecular medicine, was awarded a $1 million UT System Faculty STARs award to enhance cancer epigenetics research and support the discovery of targeted therapeutics for blood cancers.
On streets of injustice, here’s how we drive toward transportation equity for Latinos
October 8, 2020
New reports from Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio investigate the failure of investing in project-by-project transportation projects, and recommend systemic changes to reverse unfair planning practices that overlook Latino communities.
KTSA: CDC guidelines on COVID-19 transmission
October 8, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital and General Medicine, answered listeners’ questions on KTSA radio’s Jack Riccardi Show, focusing on the CDC’s revised guidelines on how COVID-19 spreads, reassuring the public that rare occurrences of transmission, due to poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces, often involve activities that caused heavier breathing, like singing or exercise, and reminding all […]
KENS 5: UT Health San Antonio doctor talks about the warning signs of throat cancer that Eddie Van Halen died from
October 7, 2020
Dr. Jay Ferrell, Otolaryngology, educated viewers about the warning signs of head and neck cancers, who is at risk, and the treatments available after news of the passing of guitar rock icon, Eddie Van Halen, who died of throat cancer at the age of 65. Watch the story.
KVUE TV: ‘Cheers!’ Gov. Abbott tweets more openings on the way. Could bars be next?
October 7, 2020
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, advised that it’s important for people to follow safety protocols in restaurants and bars, where people tend to be in close contact and not everyone is wearing a mask at all times. Watch the story.