KSAT 12: San Antonio travelers having hard time finding COVID-19 testing amid holidays
December 29, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases and Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is quoted in this article about testing during the holidays. Read More
San Antonio Magazine: UT Health is Leading the Way in COVID Research
December 29, 2021
Dr. Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this story about a study for adults with lingering COVID-19 symptoms and the long-term impact of the virus. Read More
Immune memory less durable after severe COVID-19, study suggests
December 23, 2021
UT Health San Antonio researchers compared results in less-severe and severe COVID-19 cases one and five months after symptom onset. Media contacts: Will Sansom, UT Health San Antonio, (210) 567-2579, Sansom@uthscsa.edu Elizabeth Allen, University Heal …
Autism-linked gene, if deleted, results in less myelin
December 22, 2021
Myelin, a sheath of insulation around nerves that enables electrical impulses to efficiently travel through the central nervous system, is diminished in mice that have a gene deletion associated with autism spectrum disorder, new research finds.
Cancer Today: A closer look at survivorship among Hispanics
December 22, 2021
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Population Health Sciences, Mays Cancer Center and Institute for Health Promotion Research, is quoted in this article that mentions the National Cancer Institute study she is leading. The study aims to recruit 3,000 Hispanic and Lat …
News Medical Life Sciences: Deletion of autism-linked gene diminishes myelin in mice
December 22, 2021
The work of Dr. Noboru Hiroi, Pharmacology, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, and Cell Systems and Anatomy, and his colleagues is featured in this article. Read story
San Antonio Business Journal: Executive Q&A: UTSA President Eighmy on Carnegie win and what it means
December 22, 2021
Dr. William Henrich, president of UT Health San Antonio, and the San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics are mentioned in this San Antonio Business Journal interview with Dr. Taylor Eighmy, president of UTSA. Read story
San Antonio Express-News: Fascinating locals from 2021: From politicians to pandemic heroes
December 22, 2021
This vignette about Dr. Sudha Seshadri, professor of neurology and founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, is included in this San Antonio Express-News feature titled “Fascinating locals from 2021: …
San Antonio Report: Omicron wave: Cases will spike, but hospitalizations and deaths may not be as severe
December 22, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this San Antonio Report story. Read story
Cancer Network: Mesa talks biggest breakthroughs in myelofibrosis in 2021
December 21, 2021
Dr. Ruben Mesa, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, gave a video interview about progress made in the treatment of myelofibrosis in 2021. Watch here