Medical Xpress: COVID-19 nasal swab test may not be best for those who’ve had sinus surgery
March 5, 2021
Philip G. Chen, MD, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, spoke recently of his JAMA-published study regarding the fact that the COVID-19 nasal swab test may not be best for those who’ve had sinus surgery. Read the story.
KSAT 12: Coronavirus update San Antonio, March 4: Leaders report 242 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
March 5, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, appeared on the nightly briefing, March 4, with Mayor Nirenberg who updated the community regarding the reported 197,497 total of COVID-19 cases and the 2,678 total deaths in Bexar County. Watch the briefing.
KSAT 12: How severely ill children survived the Texas winter storms at home with the help of San Antonio pediatric health care workers
March 5, 2021
The efforts of Wisdeen Wu, DO, and the Pediatric Palliative Care team to take care of the most medically fragile children in San Antonio with no heat, electricity and running water during the winter storm are featured in this KSAT 12 story. Read and wa …
Office of Student Life to find new home in the library
March 5, 2021
The Office of Student Life will relocate to the Briscoe Library on March 15 as part of a larger initiative to gather offices of the Division of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs into a single location.
Mays Cancer Center conducting study to learn how COVID-19 vaccine affects patients with cancer
March 4, 2021
Individuals with cancer who get COVID-19 are more likely to have severe illness and higher death rates compared to the general public. This study aims to help prevent worse outcomes in patients with cancer and COVID-19
Bladder cancer is more advanced in South Texas, study finds
March 4, 2021
Bladder cancer is more aggressive and more advanced in South Texas residents than in many parts of the country, a study by the Mays Cancer Center indicates.
COVID-19 nasal swab test may not be best for those who’ve had sinus surgery
March 4, 2021
Switching to other testing may be warranted for safety. People who have had major sinus surgery should consult their ENT doctor before undergoing COVID-19 swab testing, new research indicates. Likewise, those performing swab testing should ask whether …
Mobilizing on a heroic scale
March 4, 2021
When temperatures plunged to sub-freezing for a record number of days and public utility services crashed, UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff, students and residents quickly mobilized to face what became a statewide humanitarian crisis.
Message from the President: Universitywide message on Texas lifting COVID mask mandate
March 3, 2021
Our fight against COVID-19 at UT Health San Antonio will remain consistent. As essential workers who serve patients every day – many of whom are among the sickest in our community – we must always prioritize safety. We will continue with our current safety protocols and require masks on campus for employees, students and visitors. We will continue to require temperature screenings upon entry to campus buildings and maintain our disinfection protocols.
Yahoo! Finance: Dialectic Therapeutics Receives FDA Clearance of IND Application for Lead Antiapoptotic Protein Targeted Degradation (APTaD) Candidate DT2216
March 3, 2021
Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, dean of the Joe R. and Teresa Lazano Long School of Medicine, is mentioned in this Yahoo! Finance story about Dialectic Therapeutics, Inc., a Dallas-based biotechnology company focused on creating innovative new technologies to …