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June 24, 2020
Robert Leverence, MD, chief medical officer, talks about the battle we’re fighting in our community. No one is immune to COVID-19. Simple behaviors, like masking, hand-washing and social distancing, make a big difference and can flatten the curve. Together, we can stop the spread.
June 23, 2020
Now is not the time to let our guard down. Do your part by wearing a face mask, practicing social distancing and washing your hands often. Together, we can stop the spread.
June 22, 2020
Nearly 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia which affects their memory, language and family relationships. Now a blood marker, called Soluble C-D14, is being studied as a potential tool in the neurological disease. Chronic inflammation in the body caused by genetics, disease, or lifestyle is very damaging to cells playing a role in vascular […]
June 22, 2020
With the Saharan dust comes a whole new set of issues for allergy sufferers. Dust particles can find their way into your nose and eyes, causing itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, coughing and shortness of breath. A pulmonologist at UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Anoop Nambiar, told Texas NPR radio station TPR, that the Saharan dust […]
June 22, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answers listeners’ questions about their health during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 22, 2020
Drs. Ruth Berggren and Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, have greatly influenced several COVID-19 protocols being implemented across Bexar County and credited with helping to lower death rates, as reported in the San Antonio Express-News. Read the full story.