KSAT 12: More than 800,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine coming to Texas this week
March 16, 2021
KSAT 12 ran a story mentioning that UT Health San Antonio received an allotment of vaccine this week. Watch the story.
KSAT 12: San Antonio doctor speaks about getting the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant
March 16, 2021
Dr. Patrick Ramsey, Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal Fetal Medicine, spoke to KSAT 12 TV’s Tiffany Huertas about getting the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant. Read and watch the story.
San Antonio Express-News: New invention by San Antonio scientist could be a ‘game changer’ in lifesaving heart transplants
March 15, 2021
The San Antonio Express-News story is about a medical device called VP.S Encore that was invented by Leon Bunegin, Department of Anesthesiology, for human heart preservation and transport. Read the story.
KENS 5: With statewide COVID-19 mandates about to end, health officials say personal responsibility will be key in keeping numbers low
March 12, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, provided an interview for KENS 5 audiences in a story related to the mask mandate being lifted statewide. While vaccinations bring hope, he encouraged all to be personally responsible by keeping social …
Medical Xpress: Early tracheotomy helps patients avoid ventilator-associated pneumonia, team finds
March 12, 2021
The work and research of Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics, contained within the site Medical Xpress, points to findings that an early tracheotomy will shorten ICU stays and lowers the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Read the story.
News Medical Life Sciences: Early tracheotomy shortens ICU stay and lowers risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia
March 12, 2021
The work and research of Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics, contained within the site News Medical Life Sciences, points to findings that an early tracheotomy will shorten ICU stays and lowers the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Read the story.
KSAT 12 Q&A: March 11, Dr. Ruth Berggren
March 12, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, answered KSAT 12 viewers’ COVID-19 questions including which vaccine to get, if one has the option, and inquiries about women having more adverse reactions to the vaccines. Watch the Q&A.
KENS 5: Where to find a coronavirus vaccine appointment as rollout ramps up across Texas
March 12, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, describes, in this KENS 5 story, that UT Health San Antonio, a vaccine hub, has been targeting teachers, day care providers, health care workers and people with medical conditions and …
Early tracheotomy helps patients avoid ventilator-associated pneumonia, team finds
March 11, 2021
Windpipe procedure reduces mechanical ventilation time. Surgically opening the windpipe, or trachea, within the first seven days of the start of mechanical ventilation decreases the time patients spend on ventilators, shortens their ICU stay and lowers …
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Don’t remove your mask too soon, Texas
March 11, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, offers her commentary, published in the San Antonio Express-News, that we should not remove our masks too soon; she likewise encourages our community to follow the science and get vaccinated. Read the commentary.