San Antonio Express-News: Zombies, umbrellas, R-naughts – explaining coronavirus herd immunity and whether we can get there
April 23, 2021
Dr. Carlos Roberto Jaén, Family & Community Medicine, and Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, contributed to a San Antonio Express-News feature on the coronavirus, commenting that pregnant women are at increased risk for severe illness from COV …
San Antonio Report: Is vaccine supply outstripping demand? Local campaign looks to combat hesitancy
April 23, 2021
Dr. Mike Charlton, Risk Management & Safety, is quoted within this San Antonio Report story on vaccine hesitancy, sharing that the UT Health San Antonio superhub has seen a 4% no-show rate, as well as a decline in the total number of people seeking …
San Antonio partners pioneer surgery aimed at reversing Type 2 diabetes
April 23, 2021
The goal of the novel procedure is to improve the patients’ health and minimize or reverse the adverse health effects of their Type 2 diabetes.
News 4: San Antonio doctors developing new procedure which could reverse Type 2 diabetes
April 23, 2021
Dr. Richard Peterson, Surgery/Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, describes a minimally invasive procedure that is showing promising results to improve patients’ health and minimize or reverse the adverse health effects of their Type 2 diabetes. Watch the …
Fox 29: San Antonio doctors developing new procedure which could reverse Type 2 diabetes
April 23, 2021
Dr. Richard Peterson, Surgery/Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, describes a minimally invasive procedure that is showing promising results to improve patients’ health and minimize or reverse the adverse health effects of their Type 2 diabetes. Watch the …
KSAT 12: Belly fat removal surgery study shows remarkable results for patients with Type 2 diabetes
April 23, 2021
Dr. Richard Peterson, Surgery/Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, describes a minimally invasive procedure that is showing promising results to improve patients’ health and minimize or reverse the adverse health effects of their Type 2 diabetes. Watch the …
San Antonio Business Journal: Major SA institutions collaborating on surgical diabetes treatment
April 22, 2021
Dr. Richard Peterson, Surgery/Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Medicine/Diabetes, are quoted in this San Antonio Business Journal article about UT Health San Antonio spearheading a collaborative project involving University Heal …
San Antonio partners pioneer surgery aimed at reversing Type 2 diabetes
April 22, 2021
First patient to receive fat extraction surgery has improved health. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 22, 2021) — The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also referred to as UT Health San A …
$5 jewelry fundraiser is online
April 21, 2021
The twice-yearly Masquerade jewelry and accessories sale is available online from April 26-30. Proceeds benefit the UT Health San Antonio Special Events Council. Enter code 6468 at checkout. View flyer The Special Events Council, under the guidance of …
COVID-19 vaccines are available at UT Health San Antonio
April 20, 2021
Vaccine appointments and walk-ins are available to everyone 16 years and older, with priority given to those 80 years and older.