KENS 5: CDC recommends people traveling for holidays to quarantine upon returning home
December 30, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to KENS 5 viewers about current CDC travel recommendations, the rise in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and how our behaviors can help. Read and watch the story.
San Antonio Express-News: Pregnant, immunocompromised or have allergies? Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines
December 29, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, provided an excellent interview to the San Antonio Express-News, reassuring the public about the safety of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and explaining the synthetic messenger, or mRNA, that directs cells to pr …
San Antonio Magazine: COVID-19: Evelien Bunnik
December 29, 2020
Dr. Evelien Bunnik, Ph.D., Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, is profiled within San Antonio Magazine’s Frontline Heroes package, bringing attention to UT Health San Antonio’s response via COVID-19 research; she hopes that next time peopl …
University Transplant Center celebrates 5,000th life-saving transplant and an all-female transplant team
December 28, 2020
Visit our special section: Celebrating 50 years and 5,000 transplants Staff report, revised from original version by Shelley Kofler, University Health As we close out 2020 and think of the many lives lost to COVID-19, the University Transplant Center i …
San Antonio Report: San Antonio Report’s 2020 in photos
December 28, 2020
The San Antonio Report posted a top-images-of-2020 pictorial and the UT Health San Antonio first day of vaccine distribution was included. Read the story.
KSAT 12: 22 of the biggest, most impactful coronavirus headlines of 2020
December 28, 2020
KSAT 12 posted an article titled “22 of the biggest, most impactful coronavirus headlines of 2020.” The story references day one of our vaccine distribution: Nearly 6,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine were delivered to UT Health San Antonio on Dec …
News 4: Flying can be low risk if passengers avoid one temptation
December 28, 2020
Dr. Anthony Hartzler, General and Hospital Medicine, commented to News 4 San Antonio regarding the importance of mask wearing when flying, when 6-foot distancing is not being maintained, as even a sophisticated ventilation system may not prevent the sp …
Fox 29: Flying can be low risk if passengers avoid one temptation
December 28, 2020
Dr. Anthony Hartzler, General and Hospital Medicine, commented to Fox News San Antonio regarding the importance of mask wearing when flying, when 6-foot distancing is not being maintained, as even a sophisticated ventilation system may not prevent the …
KENS 5: COVID-19 patients drive up emergency room numbers
December 28, 2020
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by KENS 5 regarding the current spike in new cases of COVID-19 due to patients seeking help from hospital emergency rooms, a spike that is surpassing even the typical peak seasons for the ER. Read …
MSN.com: COVID-19 patients drive up emergency room numbers
December 28, 2020
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, contributed to a KENS 5 TV story that was then propagated by MSN regarding the current spike in new cases of COVID-19 due to patients seeking help from hospital emergency rooms, a spike that is surpassing even th …