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.
Laredo Morning Times: Opinion commentary: Center marks 5,000 life-saving transplants in San Antonio
February 1, 2021
Dr. Francisco Cigarroa’s opinion piece, celebrating 5,000 life-saving transplants at our University Transplant Center, was published in the Laredo Morning Times; while 2020 was a tragic year in which COVID-19 claimed the lives of so many, University Tr …
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Center marks 5,000 life-saving transplants in San Antonio
February 1, 2021
By Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, submitted to the San Antonio Express-News as an opinion piece and published on Jan. 29, 2021. While 2020 was a difficult year in which COVID-19 claimed the lives of so many, University Transplant Center pushed forward, as …
Volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccine clinics
February 1, 2021
Volunteers are needed to assist UT Health San Antonio patients, especially older patients, as they arrive on campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine inside the School of Nursing’s Hurd Auditorium.