KENS 5: How to get the most accurate results from a rapid coronavirus test
January 26, 2022
Dr. Fred Campbell, associate professor and internal medicine physician at UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed about the timing of rapid coronavirus tests for accuracy in this story. Learn More
Niagara University: Carlos Roberto Jaén, ’79, M.S.’82, Named to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
January 26, 2022
Dr. Carlos Jaén, chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, is profiled in this piece by Niagara University. Read More
Vaccine safety and efficacy
January 24, 2022
At this point, we know the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, Dr. Jason Bowling, associate professor at UT Health San Antonio, says because we have so much experience giving them to people and following up to see how they do.

Team IDs mechanism underlying rare children’s blood cancer
January 24, 2022
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), reporting this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, identified a mechanism through which two antiviral genes, when muta …
KSAT 12: San Antonio doctor convinces Mark Cuban to invest $250,000 on his invention to relieve hiccups
January 24, 2022
Dr. Ali Seifi, Neurosurgery, is featured in this follow-up story about his appearance on national TV. Read More
The Cancer Letter: The Institute for Drug Development and an archive of institutional histories
January 24, 2022
Dr. Ruben Mesa, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, is one of the physicians mentioned in this spotlight article. Read More
San Antonio Report: Needle exchange programs are rare in Texas. A San Antonio group is proving they can work.
January 24, 2022
Dr. Lisa Cleveland, School of Nursing, is quoted in this story. Read More
KENS 5: Verify: Yes, COVID test strips are contagious after use
January 24, 2022
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this story. Read More
San Antonio Current: San Antonio inventor of ‘hiccup straw’ grabs $250,000 investment from Marc Cuban on Shark Tank
January 24, 2022
Dr. Ali Seifi, Neurology, is mentioned about his appearance on national TV. Read More

Landmark national study resumes after COVID-enforced pause
January 24, 2022
Scientists look at the molecular mechanisms behind exercise’s health, anti-aging benefits. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 24, 2022) – After a 15-month-long COVID-19 stoppage, a landmark National Institutes of …
