Take action: Find out if you have implicit bias and what to do next!
January 27, 2021
Contributed by Cliff Despres, Institute for Health Promotion Research Many people think they harbor no bias toward other people. Or they believe they know their biases and don’t act on them. But everyone has implicit bias, or stereotypes that affect ou …
President’s message: Take a virtual tour of the new Barshop Institute
January 27, 2021
UT Health San Antonio is pleased to now have the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies located in the South Texas Medical Center, adjacent to the South Texas Research Facility and the Medical Arts and Research Center.
Masking, good hand hygiene and physical distancing required on campus to stop the spread
January 27, 2021
Even though COVID-19 vaccines are here and the majority of our campus community has been vaccinated, the fight is not over. We must continue masking, hand-washing and physical distancing as the spread of COVID-19 continues.
KSAT 12: San Antonio researchers examining COVID-19’s long-term effects on the brain
January 27, 2021
Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, joined by a patient, contributed to a KSAT 12 news story on the importance of understanding the long-term consequences of COVID-19 on the brain. Read an …
Morning Consult: Racial gaps in COVID-19 vaccine willingness narrow, but barriers to adoption remain
January 27, 2021
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, is quoted in this article by Morning Consult that speaks to the public’s hesitation to accept COVID vaccines and the importance that members of Black, Latino and Indigenous communities increa …
Medical Xpress: Strokes after TIAs have declined over time, study shows
January 27, 2021
This Medical Xpress story is about study findings released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) about transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), which are harbingers of subsequent strokes. Sudha Seshadri, MD, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institut …
News 4: UT Health San Antonio students assisting COVID-19 patients in Intensive Care
January 26, 2021
Tiffani Burgin, School of Health Professions, spoke to News 4 viewers about how UT Health San Antonio students are assisting COVID-19 patients in intensive care. Watch the story.
Strokes after TIAs have declined over time, study shows
January 26, 2021
But patients should be monitored for extended period after transient ischemic attacks. SAN ANTONIO and BOSTON – Study findings released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) hold both good news and bad news about transient i …
President’s message: Presidential Award recipients announced
January 25, 2021
The annual awards provide the university the opportunity to recognize faculty and staff contributions with six signature honors in four categories.
Care.com: How COVID-19 affects the brain and how it could lead to dementia in older adults
January 25, 2021
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and their work on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain, are featured in this Care.com story. Read the story.