KENS 5: Expert shares ways parents can help battle childhood obesity
September 29, 2021
Dr. Cynthia Cantu, with UT Health Physicians Primary Care, was interviewed for a story that appeared on KENS 5 where she spoke to viewers about National Childhood Obesity Month. She explained how the pandemic has affected the health of children, what o …
KXAN-TV: Austin-based company developing treatment for lung transplant recipients, COVID survivors
September 29, 2021
Dr. Debbie Levine, Department of Medicine, is quoted in this story and explained that lung transplants have a higher rejection rate than any other organ. Watch story
KENS 5: Participants needed for national study testing ivermectin and other drugs against COVID-19
September 29, 2021
Dr. Tom Patterson and Laura Najvar, Infectious Diseases, are quoted in this KENS 5 story about a national study that is underway to test the efficacy of existing medications against the coronavirus. Watch story
KSAT 12 Q&A: UT Health San Antonio Chief Medical Officer concerned a winter COVID-19 surge could be coming
September 29, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers during this live segment where he discussed the concerns over a possible COVID-19 winter surge and the importance of getting vaccinated. Watch story
Fox 29: Top San Antonio doctor urging vaccinations to avoid COVID winter surge
September 29, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, was included in this Fox 29 San Antonio story where viewers heard about the urgency of getting the unvaccinated vaccinated to address the possible COVID-19 winter surge. Watch story
News 4: Top San Antonio doctor urging vaccinations to avoid COVID winter surge
September 29, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, was included in this News 4 San Antonio story where viewers heard about the urgency of getting the unvaccinated vaccinated to address the possible COVID-19 winter surge. Watch story
Texas Public Radio: Many eligible teens, young adults still haven’t gotten their COVID-19 vaccinations
September 28, 2021
Dr. Mandie Tibball Svatek, Pediatrics, and Dr. Brigitte Bailey, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, were guests on “The Source” on Texas Public Radio. Listen here
San Antonio Express-News: Editorial: El Paso shows how to escape COVID’s grip
September 28, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News editorial. Read editorial
COVID-19 booster vaccines available for faculty, staff, students and residents
September 27, 2021
All faculty, staff, students and residents who have not yet signed up for a COVID-19 booster vaccine can now register.
Fox 29 Philadelphia: WHO to revive probe into COVID-19 origins, officials warn time is running out
September 27, 2021
An interview with Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, is included in this story. Dr. Seshadri discussed the dementia-like issues found in COVID-19 patients. Watch interview