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KSAT 12: Doctors explain how delta variant can infect those who are fully vaccinated, lead to increase in hospitalizations

August 2, 2021

Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this KSAT 12 story about the number of delta variant cases rising in San Antonio. She explains how the easier-to-spread delta variant can infect those who are fully vaccinated, leading to increased h …


KSAT 12: Leading SA: UT Health SA doctor says 97% of COVID-19 patients in area hospitals are unvaccinated

August 2, 2021

Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to viewers of KSAT 12’s morning show and emphasized the importance of wearing a mask, he refers to the fact that 97% of hospitalized COVID patients are unvaccinated and that yo …


KSAT 12 Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren, UT Health San Antonio, says vaccines, masks critical to battling COVID

August 2, 2021

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, participated in this KSAT 12 Q&A and stressed the importance of getting vaccinated and wearing masks to stop the spread. Watch the Q&A


Donations needed for the SECC virtual silent auction

August 2, 2021

The virtual silent auction benefitting the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) begins on Sept. 13, 2021, and the deadline to donate items for the auction has been extended. A description of the item or items you’d like to donate, a photo and value should be submitted to the auction committee no later than Friday, Aug. 27. The deadline was previously Friday, Aug. 13.


KSAT 12: Delta variant puts kids at higher risk than previous COVID-19 strains, doctors say

August 2, 2021

Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, tells audiences of KSAT-12 news that the delta variant is more contagious and more severe for adults and for children and it puts kids at a higher risk than previous COVID-19 strains. Watch story


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Thinking impaired in COVID-19 survivors, study finds

August 2, 2021

In a sample of more than 400 older adults in Argentina who had recovered from COVID-19, more than 60% displayed some degree of cognitive impairment.



Wellness 360 to launch Green Wellness Program

July 30, 2021

Cooking classes and support from group sessions make a greener, healthier lifestyle possible. The School of Nursing’s Wellness 360 clinic is introducing a holistic, plant-based approach to wellness with the new Green Wellness Program: Plants-2-Plate. T …


Yahoo! Life: Doctors worry about COVID ‘memory problems’ and a link to Alzheimer’s Disease

July 30, 2021

In this Yahoo! story, Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, says that it may take a decade to understand why people who have had COVID-19 are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than those wh …


Message from the President: Additional caution needed as COVID delta variant cases increase

July 30, 2021

The enhanced spread of the delta variant compels us to reinstate strong recommendations regarding masking and our having no communal or shared meals.


San Antonio Express-News: Research looks for possible COVID tie to later Alzheimer’s

July 30, 2021

Dr. Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, had his team’s study reported in the San Antonio Express-News. The study, conducted in Argentina, found that adults over the age of 60 were lik …


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