KENS 5: Verify: Masks do help those with cedar fever
January 18, 2022
Dr. Fred Campbell, General Medicine, is quoted in this story. Read More
The Latinx Community and COVID-Disinformation Campaigns
January 18, 2022
This New Yorker commentary includes a reference to Salud America!, a national Latino health equity-focused organization. Salud America! is led by health disparities researcher Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, professor and chair of the Department of Population H …
San Antonio Express-News: Bexar County deaths from COVID surpass 5,000
January 18, 2022
Dr. Jason Bowling, associate professor and infectious disease specialist, told the San Antonio Express-News that with the highly contagious and transmissible omicron variant of the COVID virus, he was very worried that infection numbers would go high – …
News 4 San Antonio (WOAI-TV): COVID-19: Fact vs. Fiction
January 18, 2022
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health San Antonio Physicians Practice, spoke to News 4 San Antonio viewers during this Q&A interview segment where he discussed and gave straight talk about where we are with omicron, the varying …
New COVID-19 website serves the community
January 18, 2022
UT Health San Antonio has joined with its partners to establish a new website to provide timely COVID-19 information to the community.
What do I do if I think I might have COVID-19?
January 17, 2022
If you think you might have COVID-19, the first thing you want to do is put on a mask, according to Dr. Adelita Cantu, associate professor with the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing. For more COVID-19 updates, click here.
What do I do if I test positive for COVID-19?
January 14, 2022
If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home from work for at least five days, get plenty of rest, and get plenty of fluids, according to Dr. Adelita Cantu, associate professor with the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing. For more COVID-19 updates …
KSAT 12: Despite pandemic, San Antonio nursing schools see record applications
January 13, 2022
Dr. Cynthia O’Neal, associate dean of undergraduate studies for the School of Nursing, told KSAT 12 that students are following their hearts pursuing nursing during a pandemic, accounting in large part for a more than doubling in applications. The stor …
KSAT 12: Which tests work best? Doctors address COVID-19 testing questions amid surging omicron cases in Bexar County
January 13, 2022
Dr. Fred Campbell, associate professor and internal medicine physician, told KSAT 12 in San Antonio that PCR tests are the gold standard for COVID-19 testing, but that at-home or rapid tests are at least 85% to 90% effective, citing recent studies. …
Texas Public Radio’s The Source: Ask the experts: Testing for COVID-19
January 13, 2022
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, answered listeners’ questions about COVID-19 testing in this public radio program. Listen Now