San Antonio Express-News: In a leopard-print helmet, San Antonio baby competes in pageant, defies stigma
January 4, 2021
Born via emergency cesarean section about two months early, Ily Guckian spent the first months of her life in late 2019 at Methodist Hospital | Stone Oak. At 4 pounds, 8 ounces, her body was too underdeveloped for her to eat and breathe on her own. She spent the majority of the time in an isolette, an enclosed incubator frequently used to protect and facilitate the growth of premature infants.
Thousands receive COVID vaccines, highest risk UT Health patients are next
January 4, 2021
UT Health San Antonio has handed out approximately 8,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine since the first injections began Dec. 15. Front-line health care workers, physicians, nurses and students who interact with possible COVID-19 patients received the first shots. The vaccines were made available to all UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff and students Dec. 28.
Express-News: Commentary: Pledging vaccine patience and faith
January 4, 2021
Nearly 80 San Antonio faith leaders are stepping forward in trust and confidence when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. In this opinion piece, Dr. Ruth E. Berggren, professor of medicine and director at the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is me …
San Antonio Business Journal: The Year in Review
December 31, 2020
The UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital is referenced in this extensive year-end piece by the San Antonio Business Journal. Read the story.
KTSM-TV: El Paso woman in need of kidney; her family is unable to donate
December 31, 2020
Dr. Elizabeth Thomas, University Transplant Center, is quoted in this story about an El Paso woman in need of a kidney after finding out that no one in her family is able to be her donor. Watch the story.
KSAT 12: Researchers in San Antonio discover how alcohol limits the ability to pay attention
December 31, 2020
A new study published by researchers at UT Health San Antonio found that alcohol impacts a person’s decision-making under the influence. The work is funded by generous support from the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation and by grant …
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Pledging vaccine patience and faith
December 31, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, is mentioned in this opinion piece published in the San Antonio Express-News which speaks to San Antonio leaders pledging confidence in, and encouragement for receiving, the COVID-19 vaccines. Read the story.
News 4: New COVID variant ‘likely’ in San Antonio, doctor says
December 31, 2020
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, contributed to a News 4 San Antonio story saying it is likely that a new COVID variant is in the U.S. and San Antonio, adding that the new strain is up to 70 percent more transmissible; he emphasizes, however, th …
News 4: Nurse contracts COVID days after first Pfizer vaccine dose
December 31, 2020
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, explained to News 4 San Antonio viewers how people who were already exposed to COVID when taking the first of two administrations of the Pfizer vaccine can become positive for COVID; it can take between 10 to 12 …
San Antonio Report: ‘We’re almost there’: San Antonio health care workers reflect on a dark year but see hope ahead
December 31, 2020
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was quoted in a story of the San Antonio Report, offering perspective as someone who has worked both on the front lines in the emergency room and as an overseer of ER nurses and doctors. Read the story.