News 4: Doctors: San Antonio pregnant women testing positive for COVID-19 at 10-20 percent rate
July 17, 2020
Dr. Sarah Page-Ramsey, Obstetrics & Gynecology, discusses the increase of pregnant women testing positive for COVID-19. Read the story.
San Antonio Express-News: Study: San Antonio ranked among most stressed cities during pandemic
July 17, 2020
Kathryn Kanzler, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, says there is an increase of stress in the city since the start of the pandemic. Read the story.
Study hints at novel therapeutic target for Ewing sarcoma
July 16, 2020
New insights into Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, were published July 15 in the prestigious journal Nature.
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: How can teachers protect their health when they go back into the classroom?
July 16, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General & Hospital Medicine, answers listeners’ questions about teachers’ safety in the classroom during the pandemic and other health questions about COVID-19. Read and listen to the story.
San Antonio Express-News: How to get kids ready to return to school as safely as possible amid coronavirus infection spikes
July 16, 2020
Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics & Hospital Medicine, was interviewed about preparing kids to safely return to school. She mentions getting children accustomed to wearing face masks as part of their daily routine. Dr. Jason Rosenfeld, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, and his wife and their family were also included in the story. Read the […]
KSAT 12: Health experts: Wait 8 days after COVID-19 exposure to get tested if asymptomatic
July 16, 2020
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, says if people have been exposed, but aren’t showing symptoms, they should wait eight days before getting tested because it takes that long for the virus to incubate enough to be detected by a test. For those who have been exposed and are developing symptoms, they should seek testing right away. […]