News 4: UT Health San Antonio specialists say social distancing, masks still needed, vaccines effective
February 4, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, emphasized to News 4 audiences the importance of continuing social distancing and wearing masks, as well as receiving the COVID-19 vaccines, in order to increase protection against multiple strains of coronavirus …
KSAT 12: Heart disease is very real, don’t miss the signs
February 4, 2021
Dr. Dawn Hui, Cardiothoracic Surgery, was interviewed for two segments that aired on KSAT 12’s 9 a.m. newscast and a full story that aired during their Noon newscast. Her messaging to viewers focused on heart disease prevention and the American Heart A …
As variants make the news, COVID-19 vaccines are still effective and precautions are still needed, experts say
February 3, 2021
Getting COVID-19 vaccines into arms and continuing to mask and social distance is essential as cases associated with U.K., South Africa and Brazil coronavirus variants crop up in the U.S., infectious disease specialists from UT Health San Antonio said …
School of Nursing faculty named among Best 25 Nurses of South Central Texas
February 3, 2021
Six faculty members have been named among the Best 25 Nurses of South Central Texas by the San Antonio Nursing Consortium.
Take action: Find out if you have implicit bias and what to do next!
February 3, 2021
Discover your biases with the “Find Out If You Have Implicit Bias and What to Do Next” Action Pack from the Salud America! program at UT Health San Antonio.
KENS 5: SAFD telling people not to call 911 to schedule coronavirus vaccinations
February 3, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, participated in this KENS 5 TV story on how COVID-19 is on the downward side of the surge and that the San Antonio Fire Department asks the community to not call 911 to schedule vacc …
KENS 5: Why are more Latinos dying from the coronavirus?
February 2, 2021
Dr. Rosalie Aguilar, Institute for Health Promotion Research, was interviewed by KENS 5 TV on the issue that less than 10 percent of Latinos in Texas have been vaccinated and offered factors that contribute to this statistic. Read and watch the story.
Inside Higher Ed: Fighting vaccine hesitancy and misinformation
February 2, 2021
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, is quoted at the end of this article in Inside Higher Ed about how academic medical institutions, including historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions, need to address issues of …
KSAT 12: Pregnant women getting mixed messages about COVID-19 vaccine
February 1, 2021
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, commented to KSAT 12 that of the now more than 35,000 individuals involved in clinical trials, all have been done involving a healthy population but not women who were pregnant during the trials; as a result, there’s no …
KSAT 12: Is it time to double up on face masks to help fight COVID-19 variants?
February 1, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, suggested to KSAT 12 TV audiences that wearing a mask with double layers might be preferable to wearing two masks, as well as other items of interest on the COVID-19 front. Read the story.