Spectrum News: COVID-19 vaccines
November 25, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital & General Medicine, discusses with Spectrum News that Pfizer’s vaccine showed good effectiveness in a study and that he was a vaccine trial participant. Watch the interview.
UT Health San Antonio leads the way in local health care economic impact
November 24, 2020
With a total workforce of 7,100, an operating budget of nearly $1 billion and missions of teaching, research and patient care, UT Health San Antonio is viewed as the catalyst for the local health care industry.
Fox 29: Health experts emphasize need for more minorities in vaccine trials
November 24, 2020
Dr. Stacy Ogbeide, Family and Community Medicine, and Dr. Luz Garcini, Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, were interviewed for this story about the importance of minority participation in clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines. Read an …
San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio’s first double lung transplant for COVID-19 performed at University Hospital
November 24, 2020
This story was published by the San Antonio Express-News on Nov. 24, 2020. A patient who suffered permanent lung damage from COVID-19 is recovering after receiving a double lung transplant at University Hospital several weeks ago. The surgery in late O …
EMS World: What happens when the medical director dies?
November 24, 2020
David Miramontes, MD, and CJ Winckler, MD, LP, both faculty members in the School of Health Professions Department of Emergency Health Sciences, and in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, are qu …
The Physician’s Link: ‘COVID Minute’ Podcast
November 24, 2020
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, was included in the Bexar County Medical Society’s weekly newsletter via a link to the Division of Infectious Disease’s new podcast, “COVID Minute,” as part of a podcast miniseries where hot topics in medicine, h …
Alhurra: COVID-19 update
November 24, 2020
Dr. Thomas Patterson, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed by Alhurra, a TV station that is part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, to discuss COVID vaccines, surging cases in the U.S. and other COVID mitigation strategies; his part of the Arabic new …
KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio offers advice for Thanksgiving
November 24, 2020
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, is featured in this KSAT News segment regarding advice for having a safe Thanksgiving. Read and watch the story.
KENS 5: 5 safety tips for those celebrating Thanksgiving in person
November 24, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, was interviewed for this story on KENS 5 about how the year’s most traveled holiday could add to the rising positivity rates across the state; he recommends to avoid bringing immunoco …
News 4: Travelers taking extra precautions during holiday season
November 24, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed by News 4 San Antonio about holiday travel and COVID-19. Read and watch the story.