San Antonio Express-News: ‘COVID is still out there’: Local doctor says to continue social distancing after snowstorm
February 22, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, reminds San Antonio residents that, beyond the melting of the snow, COVID-19 is still out there and social distancing measures still apply. Read the story.
HIV research yields potential drug target
February 22, 2021
Understanding the mechanism of activation of a protein called SAMHD1 could be a step forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: What are the signs of hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning?
February 19, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, continued in his ongoing service to listeners of the Texas Standard, a public radio program that airs on TPR stations across Texas, answering questions about their health during the coronavirus pandemic …
San Antonio Express-News: ‘Survival mode’: Amid wintry weather, power and water outages, San Antonio dialysis patients go without for days
February 19, 2021
Dr. Shweta Bansal, Nephrology, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News article about patients who have developed complications from delayed dialysis during the winter weather in San Antonio. Read the story.
Campus weather-related updates
February 19, 2021
Feb. 18, 6:31 p.m. update for UT Health San Antonio, faculty, staff, students and trainees: In an effort to serve our patients and students, and to continue our research efforts, on-campus activities will resume at noon, Friday, Feb. 19. For those with …
KSAT 12: Q&A: Feb. 18, Dr. Ruth Berggren of UT Health San Antonio
February 18, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, again participated in the weekly KSAT 12 series, noting that we’ve had an unprecedented number of health care appointments, including for vaccinations, canceled because of the weather; luckily a grace period up …
Study: Screen surgery patients for frailty
February 18, 2021
Patients should be assessed for frailty before having many types of surgery, even if the surgery is considered low risk, a review of two national patient databases shows. Frailty is a clinical syndrome marked by slow walking speed, weak grip, poor bala …
San Antonio Business Journal: SA lands half of CPRIT’s latest state cancer funding
February 18, 2021
This San Antonio Business Journal article is about how UT Health San Antonio and its Mays Cancer Center has received a $6 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to recruit Alexander Mazin, PhD, a senior, highly accompl …
May Cancer Center urges emphasis on cancer patients, survivors for COVID-19 vaccination
February 17, 2021
The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, is one of 130 groups that co-signed a letter urging the Biden administration and state health departments to prioritize cancer patients and survivors in COVID-19 vaccination plans. The …
$6 million CPRIT award to bring veteran cancer researcher Mazin from Drexel
February 17, 2021
UT Health San Antonio and its Mays Cancer Center will receive a $6 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to recruit Alexander Mazin, PhD, a senior, highly accomplished biochemist and cancer biologist currently …