News 4: Doctors: Don’t let your guard down against COVID-19, especially during the holidays
November 24, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, contributed to the Evening Break segment on News 4 San Antonio, giving advice to families on how to protect themselves while still celebrating the holiday together. Read and watch the interview.
KLRN: The Business of Business in San Antonio
November 24, 2020
Dr. Robert Hromas, dean of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, was interviewed for “The Business of Business in San Antonio” program on KLRN; topics included our responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interview begins at the 26:08 ma …
News 4: 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, told audiences of News 4 San Antonio that health experts emphasize the need for more minorities in vaccine trials, as immune sys …
News 4: Doctors say some COVID-19 patients don’t believe virus is real while hospitalized with it
November 24, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed by News 4 San Antonio on the fact that some COVID-19 patients don’t believe the virus is real even when hospitalized with it. Read and watch the story.
Telemundo 60: Así debe ser tu cena familiar este Thanksgiving, según UT Health San Antonio
November 24, 2020
As a result of publicity efforts of UT Health San Antonio, this story ran on Telemundo 60 with suggestions for getting through the Thanksgiving holiday safely. Watch and read the story.
San Antonio Express-News: ‘It’s a high risk’: Doctor warns San Antonians about travel, gatherings for Thanksgiving
November 24, 2020
This story was published by the San Antonio Express-News on Nov. 24, 2020. For weeks, many health officials and local leaders have been pleading for families to cancel their Thanksgiving travel plans and find safe, alternate ways to be together this ye …
News 4: Bamlanivimab not easy to pronounce, but provides Texas hospitals new COVID treatment
November 23, 2020
The first shipments of an experimental antibody therapy for COVID-19 have arrived in Texas. It’s not easy to pronounce, but bamlanivimab has been shown to prevent high-risk patients from ending up in the hospital. Watch the full story at News 4
On the Record: Nov 12
November 23, 2020
Dr. Jan Patterson and Dr. Thomas Patterson, Infectious Diseases, were interviewed for the “On The Record” program that aired Nov. 12 on KLRN. The interview begins at the 6:14 mark of the show. Watch the interview.
San Antonio Express-News: As COVID vaccine arrival nears, San Antonio’s military hospitals, volunteers to participate in a new trial
November 20, 2020
Dr. Robert Hromas, dean, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, contributed to a front-page story of the San Antonio Express-News indicating that our city is expected to get limited doses of two vaccines, made by Moderna and Pfizer, that are …
A special Thanksgiving message from President Henrich
November 20, 2020
I know we all are looking forward to a traditional Thanksgiving feast, but we all also know this Thanksgiving 2020 presents unfamiliar and, in most cases, unwelcome challenges. On what has historically been the most traveled holiday and a celebratory time with our loved ones, this year we must make difficult choices about gatherings.