Don’t let COVID cancel your summer plans
July 11, 2022
COVID-19 is still here and is not going anywhere. You and your family members can still get infected even if you are vaccinated and boosted, says Jason Bowling, MD, UT Health San Antonio infectious disease specialist. The good news: “This current surge …
KSAT 12: Heat and humidity could affect rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
July 11, 2022
Dr. Fred Campbell, Medicine, is quoted in this article. Read More
Green Wellness Program seeks participants for two new cohorts
July 8, 2022
The Green Wellness Program: Plants-2-Plate is seeking participants for two new cohorts starting this fall. The sessions for both groups will take place on Wednesdays over a span of six months.
Nathan Wiederhold receives Billy H. Cooper Award for contributions to diagnostic clinical mycology
July 8, 2022
Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory at UT Health San Antonio, received the Medical Mycological Socie …
Vote for your Staff Advisory Council representative
July 7, 2022
Voting is now open for seven new members of the Staff Advisory Council (SAC).
Employee toolkit offers tips for filling out performance review
July 7, 2022
The employee toolkit has information on what to expect, guidance on discussion topics and what areas to focus on, plus a checklist and additional resources.
Telehealth enables 8 Texas nurseries to reduce antibiotic use in newborns by 32%
July 7, 2022
Telehealth consultations with a pediatric infectious disease specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reduced the number of newborns receiving antibiotics by 32% in eight geographically distant nurseries that serve rural and medically underserved areas of South Texas, a study shows.
$16.5M in funding from UT System will bolster student mental health services
July 7, 2022
On June 28, 2022, in a called special session, The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the allocation of $16.5 million over the next five years to focus on student mental health across all the UT system schools. The funds will b …
San Antonio Express-News: New virus strains drive San Antonio’s ‘steady, slow increase’ of COVID cases
July 7, 2022
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this story. Read More
MD Edge: CBT may improve comorbid posttraumatic headache, PTSD
July 7, 2022
Dr. Donald McGeary, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted in this story. Read More