$11 million NIH grant awarded for five-year investigation of novel oral chlamydia vaccine
May 2, 2024
The study of a novel oral vaccine that could protect against chlamydia infection received more than $11 million in National Institutes of Health funding through a five-year U01 grant in April 2024. “We are excited about receiving the U01 award because …
Drs. Thomas Patterson, David Gius accepted into the prestigious Association of American Physicians
March 14, 2024
Exclusive scientific organization honors outstanding physician-scientists. Thomas Patterson, MD, and David Gius, MD, PhD, two top physician-scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), have been ac …
University among top-ranking academic research medical centers
February 22, 2024
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Rese …
UT Health San Antonio physicians offer advice for flu, RSV, COVID-19 triple threat
December 9, 2022
UT Health San Antonio physicians offer advice on avoiding seasonal illnesses. Unlike triple threats celebrated in sports and the entertainment world, no one is celebrating the possibility of a triple threat of the flu, respiratory syncytial viru …
Infectious disease physician-scientist committed to serving the community’s underserved
June 13, 2022
Ruth Serrano, MD, a physician-scientist and assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Disease in the Department of Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, has a passion and drive to help her pa …
Immune memory less durable after severe COVID-19, study suggests
January 6, 2022
UT Health San Antonio researchers compared results in less-severe and severe COVID-19 cases one and five months after symptom onset.
KENS 5: Isolating and quarantining properly with omicron raging
January 6, 2022
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this KENS 5 story on isolating and quarantining properly with omicron raging. Watch story
KSAT 12: Which tests work best? Doctors address COVID-19 testing questions amid surging omicron cases in Bexar County
January 5, 2022
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, told KSAT 12 that PCR tests are the gold standard for COVID-19 testing, but that at-home or rapid tests are at least 85% to 90% effective, citing recent studies. Watch story
KENS 5: San Antonio doctor advises against ‘COVID parties’ amid surge in cases
January 5, 2022
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, contributed to this KENS 5 story about people considering having “COVID” parties and how getting fully vaccinated against the virus is still the best option. Watch story
KSAT 12: Parents concerned about COVID-19 as Northside ISD students come back from winter break
January 4, 2022
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, was interviewed for this story and said masks are key to staying healthy. Watch story