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.
WebMD: Brain Scraper: Why do some COVID tests hurt so much?
March 31, 2021
Dr. Philip Chen, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is quoted in this Web MD article on why some COVID tests hurt so much. Dr. Chen said that for people who are more prone to get headaches, the test can trigger a severe one, that nosebleeds can occu …
Stars and Shields Spotlight: Maria Guerrero
March 31, 2021
Guerrero attended the Southwest School of Business for her Medical Assistant Certification. She has worked for an endocrinologist, at a primary care center, and now with Urology at UT Health Physicians. She has been with the UT Health team for more tha …
KSAT 12: Pregnant women share their experiences, questions ahead of KSAT’s ‘Pregnancy and Infertility in a Pandemic’ town hall
March 31, 2021
Dr. Patrick Ramsey, Obstetrics and Gynecology, is quoted in this KSAT 12 story that sought to provide questions held by pregnant women ahead of its town hall on pregnancy and infertility in a pandemic. Dr. Ramsey said that one visitor is allowed to acc …
KSAT 12 Q&A: March 25, Dr. Ruth Berggren
March 31, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, talked with KSAT 12 viewers on March 25 about where Bexar County is in terms of reaching herd immunity and other COVID-19 topics. Watch the Q&A.
KSAT 12: Replacing ventilator with tracheotomy could help COVID-19 patients heal faster, UT Health study finds
March 30, 2021
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics, spoke to KSAT 12 audiences about the fact that a ventilator can compromise COVID-19 patients who are critically ill; their breathing with assisted ventilation and weakened immune systems puts these patients at an increas …