Fox 29: Doctors see early signs of shifting demand in vaccination process
April 2, 2021
Dr. J.B. Cantey, Pediatrics, is quoted near the end of this Fox 29 story on doctors seeing early signs of shifting demand in the vaccination process due to the fact that we are now moving into the younger, generally healthy population, who may not have …
KENS 5: Underaged children are getting COVID-19 shots, city leaders say
April 2, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, is quoted near the end of this KENS 5 story saying that parents who want their children vaccinated now should consider enrolling their kids in a clinical trial. Read and watch the story.
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine named a top 50 medical school by U.S. News & World Report
April 2, 2021
For the first time in its history, the Long School of Medicine was named a top 50 medical school in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Grad Schools for 2022.
KENS 5: Archbishop Garcia-Siller excited for Easter weekend but one San Antonio doctor expresses some safety concerns
April 2, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, spoke to KENS 5 viewers about the precautions they can take to stay safe from COVID-19 if they choose to attend in-person Easter services this weekend. Watch the story.
San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio to create sign-up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments – with limits
April 1, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story saying that all major Texas cities have multiple sign-up portals. Dr. Leverence reported that our registry will be far more functional …
UT Health San Antonio research team tackles childhood obesity with five-year, $1 million grant from Baptist Health Foundation
April 1, 2021
By Steven Lee A research team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also known as UT Health San Antonio, seeks to prevent Hispanic childhood obesity with the help of a five-year, $1 million grant from Baptist Health Foundatio …
Long School of Medicine named a Top 50 medical school by U.S. News & World Report
April 1, 2021
Media contact: Will Sansom, sansom@uthscsa.edu, (210) 567-2579 SAN ANTONIO, April 1, 2021 — For the first time in its history, the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio was name …
KSAT 12: SA Cancer Council asks community for $25 donations to support cancer patients
April 1, 2021
This KSAT Community story is about the local nonprofit SA Cancer Council and its mission to provide support for cancer patients and support the Mays Cancer Center. Watch the story.
Fox 29: COVID vaccine authorization for teens could come ‘sometime in April’, doctor says
April 1, 2021
Dr. J.B. Cantey, Pediatrics, is in this Fox 29 story about the Pfizer announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in trials involving kids 12 to 15 years old and its plan to request emergency-use authorization in the coming weeks fr …
Trauma experts aim to reduce deaths by providing blood-clotting agent
March 31, 2021
Severely injured trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the hospital had a better chance of surviving than those who didn’t, according to new research published in Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery.