San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Center marks 5,000 life-saving transplants in San Antonio
February 1, 2021
By Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, submitted to the San Antonio Express-News as an opinion piece and published on Jan. 29, 2021. While 2020 was a difficult year in which COVID-19 claimed the lives of so many, University Transplant Center pushed forward, as …
Volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccine clinics
February 1, 2021
Volunteers are needed to assist UT Health San Antonio patients, especially older patients, as they arrive on campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine inside the School of Nursing’s Hurd Auditorium.
KENS 5: Novavax vaccine trial shows promising results, UT Health San Antonio researchers say
February 1, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KENS 5 TV audiences about UT Health San Antonio’s taking part in the Novavax clinical trial, which started here in early January and continues in its need to recruit participants. Read and watch the sto …
Win a Valentine’s gift basket from the Staff Advisory Council
February 1, 2021
Show the Staff Advisory Council (SAC) some love by liking their UT Health San Antonio Staff Advisory Facebook page by Feb. 19 for a chance to win a Valentine’s gift basket.
Fox 29: ‘I can’t be alone,’ Nurse can’t return to OR after COVID affected more than just her lungs
January 29, 2021
Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, comments in this Fox San Antonio 29 news story on the work that she and Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin have done on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the b …
KSAT 12: When will children be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Texas?
January 29, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, contributed to this KSAT 12 news story speaking about when children will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Texas. Read the story.
KSAT 12: Q&A on COVID-19 topics
January 29, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, spoke to viewers during KSAT 12’s Q&A segment about the COVID-19 variance and other topics related to the pandemic. Watch the interview.
VITA offers free tax preparation
January 29, 2021
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax preparation for individuals and families who earn up to $55,000 per year.
Univision 41: Así se sobrevive a las etapas más agresivas del coronavirus
January 28, 2021
Dr. Monica Verduzco Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, was interviewed, along with a patient, by Univision’s Channel 41 TV about the UT Health San Antonio rehabilitation and recovery clinic for survivors of COVID-19. Watch the story.
KSAT 12: 6 myths about the COVID-19 vaccine that aren’t supported by science
January 28, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Patrick Ramsey, Obstetrics and Gynecology, commented for a KSAT 12 news story on baseless myths, assuring the public that the mRNA vaccines do not alter DNA, are safe and do not cause COVID-19 or infertil …