San Antonio Express-News: UTSA athletic trainers look back on hurdles of playing football through COVID-19 pandemic
February 15, 2021
The amazing work of UT Health San Antonio in assisting UTSA athletes during this COVID-19 time of challenge is chronicled within this San Antonio Express-News story, including references to UT Health Hill Country and the School of Nursing. Read the sto …
San Antonio Express-News: A more contagious coronavirus variant is in San Antonio. Now what?
February 15, 2021
Drs. Jason Bowling and Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, were interviewed by the San Antonio Express-News for a feature story on the more contagious coronavirus variants now in San Antonio. Read the story.
San Antonio Business Journal: UT Health San Antonio and Alamo Colleges team to provide students care
February 15, 2021
Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, School of Nursing, spoke to the San Antonio Business Journal about Wellness 360’s offering of in-person care for a variety of medical issues to students of the Alamo Colleges; during the COVID pandemic, these services will be …
KSAT 12 Q&A: Feb. 11, Dr. Ruth Berggren
February 12, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, provides information in this latest KSAT 12 Q&A segment on the UK variant, new guidelines on quarantines, CDC guidance to people who have had prior episodes of anaphylaxis, counseling that the two doses of th …
Telemundo 60: Investigan posibles consecuencias del COVID-19 en el cerebro
February 12, 2021
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, contributed to this Telemundo (Spanish-language) story regarding the research that he and other leading scientists from more than 30 countries are doing, su …
ALTC Café offers grab-and-go options
February 12, 2021
Need food on the go? The ALTC Café offers call-ahead, grab-and-go options. You can call ahead and order snacks, salads, wraps and flatbreads at 210-450-3339.
Inclement weather possible
February 11, 2021
The National Weather Service is forecasting freezing temperatures and precipitation for the next several days. We will monitor these conditions and advise on how they may impact operations at UT Health San Antonio.
Gold’s Gym hours during inclement weather
February 11, 2021
Gold’s Gym will be open from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14, closed on Monday, Feb. 15 and open from 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16. All classes will be canceled on these days.
KENS 5 Medical Minute: Lymphoma and clinical trials
February 11, 2021
Enrique Diaz, MD, assistant professor, hematology-oncology, talks about lymphoma and clinical trials in this KENS 5 Medical Minute. Medical Minute is a collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and KENS 5. Watch video
Data analysis shows convalescent plasma improves survival in COVID-19 patients with blood cancers
February 11, 2021
Media contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 11, 2021) — Treatment with convalescent plasma was associated with significant survival benefit in patients with blood cancer who were hospitalized with COVID-19. The new …