San Antonio Express-News: Texans are using cow dewormer to treat COVID. Poison calls have skyrocketed.
August 30, 2021
Dr. Shawn Varney, Emergency Medicine, South Texas Poison Center, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story on the dramatic increase seen in Texans taking the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19 and the symptoms people can have from …
Free Care.com membership helps employees find background-checked providers
August 30, 2021
Benefits-eligible employees can access Care.com for free to view profiles and references of background-checked providers or consult experts to find the help they need.
MSN.com: Texas Gov. Abbott to deploy 2,500 more out-of-state medical staff to battle delta Covid surge
August 27, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this MSN.com article (remarks taken from the CNBC.com interview she did) about Texas Governor Greg Abbott deploying more medical staff to help battle the delta variant surge. Read story
CNBC.com: U.S. Covid cases show signs of slowing, even as fatalities surge again
August 27, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this CNBC.com story where she gives her perspective on the declining numbers of COVID-19 case counts for the first time in weeks and how in-person learning for school and university students will po …
KSAT 12 Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren stresses the need for residents to wear masks, get vaccinated
August 27, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, answered questions as part of KSAT 12’s weekly Q&A segment. She talked about the importance of getting vaccinated and wearing masks. Watch here
UT Health San Antonio study shows MRI technique improves detection of aggressive prostate cancer
August 27, 2021
Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – An MRI scan called restriction spectrum imaging greatly improves the detection of prostate cancer progression, according to a published study by researchers at The University of Texas …
School of Dentistry is ranked first in Texas
August 26, 2021
The School of Dentistry moved up three spots to 34th in the annual Academic Ranking of World Universities, also called the ShanghaiRanking, in the category of Dentistry & Oral Sciences.
UT Health San Antonio dental school moves up in world rankings
August 26, 2021
34th internationally, 16th in U.S., tops in Texas Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio moved up three spots to 34th in the annual Aca …
San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference accepting registrations, again goes virtual
August 26, 2021
Media contact: Will Sansom, sansom@uthscsa.edu, (210) 567-2579 SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 26, 2021) – The STRONG STAR Consortium based at UT Health San Antonio is gearing up to present its sixth annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference. Registration is now ope …
News 4: Research shows severe COVID cases can cause Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
August 26, 2021
Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Diabetes, was interviewed for this News 4 story about the link between COVID-19 complications and diabetes. Watch story