WBTV: SC shooting suspect, former NFL player Phillip Adams will undergo CTE brain test
April 12, 2021
Dr. Kevin Bieniek, Pathology, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, explains that if a patient is younger, that doesn’t always mean they will have a less severe Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) case and this diseas …
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: What to do if you have a bad reaction to the COVID vaccine
April 9, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answered more listener questions on Texas Standard’s Ask a Doctor program about having bad reactions to the vaccine, why it’s important to keep the vaccination record card and the transmission of the vi …
UT Health San Antonio research team tackles childhood obesity with five-year, $1 million grant from Baptist Health Foundation
April 9, 2021
The potentially groundbreaking research led by principal investigator Lily Q. Dong, PhD, professor of cell systems and anatomy at UT Health San Antonio, is testing whether there is a genetic marker of early insulin resistance in youth that could be controlled, thereby preventing obesity and development of Type 2 diabetes. Currently, most studies and treatment focus on adults, and pediatric anti-obesity drugs have limited effect.
Healthcare Design: $430M Multispecialty and Research Hospital breaks ground in Texas
April 9, 2021
This Healthcare Design story is about construction beginning on the new UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital. Read the story.
San Antonio Express-News: COVID-19 one year later: What San Antonio’s public health and medical experts have learned from the pandemic
April 9, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story on what our health and medical experts have learned from the pandemic in the year since COVID-19 hit. Read the story.
KSAT 12: ‘I’m going to give it 110%’: San Antonio man suffering from long-term COVID-19 symptoms after 68-day hospital stay working toward recovery
April 9, 2021
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, chair of Rehabilitation Medicine, explained the symptoms COVID-19 long-haulers are dealing with months after contracting the virus in this KSAT 12 story. Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez said that fatigue is one of the major issues …
KSAT 12: Many debilitated COVID-19 long-haulers were never originally hospitalized, San Antonio doctor says
April 9, 2021
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, is quoted in this KSAT 12 story, and our COVID long-hauler clinic’s work is featured. Most of Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez’s long-hauler patients did not have severe symptoms to start, some didn’t even …
KSAT 12: Q&A: April 8, Dr. Ruth Berggren
April 9, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, answers questions in this KSAT 12 Q&A segment on the COVID vaccine; the more the virus variants can spread in the community, the more it has the opportunity to become resistant to our vaccines. Watch the Q …
AAMC News: Research recovery: Medicine’s newest scientists restart careers stalled by COVID-19
April 9, 2021
Dr. Briana Mason, postdoctoral fellow in Pharmacology, and Dr. Babatunde Oyajobi, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, are quoted in this AAMC News article about postdocs returning to their research labs after shutdowns due to COVID-19 and how they are now …
UT Health San Antonio, UTSA develop strategic partnership to advance health and wellness initiatives
April 9, 2021
Efforts include the site of a new medical care facility for San Antonians and a comprehensive sports medicine program for UTSA student-athletes.