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June 4, 2020
Dr. Eric Lawitz, clinical professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, is featured in this Q&A about a new drug being evaluated for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Dr. Lawitz led the phase 2 study with promising results. Read the full story.
June 3, 2020
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has partnered with UT Health San Antonio and the San Antonio Fire Department’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program (MIH) to conduct a study to assess the community prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections. This study will be led by Dr. Anita Kurian, Metro Health’s assistant director and head of Communicable Diseases and […]
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,” […]
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.
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.
June 2, 2020
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has partnered with UT Health San Antonio and the San Antonio Fire Department to measure the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 in Bexar County. The study involves sampling about 500 households, enabling local health experts to see how big a role asymptomatic residents play in the transmission of […]