School of Dentistry earns 34th place in international ranking
August 12, 2021
UT Health San Antonio continues to improve in the annual Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the ShanghaiRanking. In the category of Dentistry & Oral Sciences, based at UT Health San Antonio in the School of Dentistry, the university is ranked 34th worldwide. The university’s ranking is also 16th among U.S. universities and No. 1 among the three Texas schools included in the ranking.
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: How much more transmissible is the delta variant?
August 12, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answered listeners’ questions on the statewide public radio show Texas Standard where he discussed several topics including the threat of the delta variant on kids, when kids under 12 will be eligible t …
Healthy Hispanic Living: Pandemic intensified longstanding stresses for Hispanics
August 11, 2021
Dr. Luz Garcini, Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH Center), is quoted in this article about how the pandemic is amplifying mental health stressors in Hispanic populations. Read story
KSAT 12: Fully vaccinated San Antonio retiree among rare COVID-19 breakthrough deaths
August 11, 2021
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers about the reports of rare COVID-19 breakthrough deaths in San Antonio. Watch story
Los Angeles Times: Texas seeks out-of-state medical help amid COVID-19 crisis
August 11, 2021
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for this Los Angeles Times story about how the COVID-19 crisis is being handled in Texas, specifically in San Antonio hospitals, and why some people are still reluctant to get vaccinated. Read sto …
News 4: SA hospitals seeking more nurses, local nursing school sees applications double
August 11, 2021
Dr. Cynthia O’Neal, associate dean of undergraduate studies for the School of Nursing, and graduating nursing student, Peter Young, were interviewed for this News 4 story about local hospitals in need of more nurses and how applications are on the rise …
Delta variant facts from UT Health San Antonio experts
August 10, 2021
As children return to area schools this month, here are some points of interest about the delta COVID variant from experts at UT Health San Antonio.
Delta variant: Facts from our experts
August 10, 2021
Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu As children return to area schools this month, here are some points of interest about the delta COVID variant from experts at UT Health San Antonio: The delta variant is much more infectious. A …
KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio’s nursing school applications doubled despite growing nursing shortage
August 10, 2021
Dr. Cynthia O’Neal, associate dean of undergraduate studies for the School of Nursing, was interviewed for this KSAT 12 story and said there has been an increased interest in the nursing programs during the pandemic and that applications doubled. Watch …
KSAT 12: Metro Health: 60% of Latinos in San Antonio remain unvaccinated
August 10, 2021
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Salud America!, Population Health Sciences, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers about the number of Latinos in San Antonio who remain unvaccinated and why she thinks misinformation on social media about …