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Express-News: Commentary: Pledging vaccine patience and faith

January 4, 2021

Nearly 80 San Antonio faith leaders are stepping forward in trust and confidence when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. In this opinion piece,  Dr. Ruth E. Berggren, professor of medicine and director at the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is me …


San Antonio Business Journal: The Year in Review

December 31, 2020

The UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital is referenced in this extensive year-end piece by the San Antonio Business Journal. Read the story.


KTSM-TV: El Paso woman in need of kidney; her family is unable to donate

December 31, 2020

Dr. Elizabeth Thomas, University Transplant Center, is quoted in this story about an El Paso woman in need of a kidney after finding out that no one in her family is able to be her donor. Watch the story.


KSAT 12: Researchers in San Antonio discover how alcohol limits the ability to pay attention

December 31, 2020

A new study published by researchers at UT Health San Antonio found that alcohol impacts a person’s decision-making under the influence. The work is funded by generous support from the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation and by grant …


San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Pledging vaccine patience and faith

December 31, 2020

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, is mentioned in this opinion piece published in the San Antonio Express-News which speaks to San Antonio leaders pledging confidence in, and encouragement for receiving, the COVID-19 vaccines. Read the story.


News 4: New COVID variant ‘likely’ in San Antonio, doctor says

December 31, 2020

Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, contributed to a News 4 San Antonio story saying it is likely that a new COVID variant is in the U.S. and San Antonio, adding that the new strain is up to 70 percent more transmissible; he emphasizes, however, th …


News 4: Nurse contracts COVID days after first Pfizer vaccine dose

December 31, 2020

Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, explained to News 4 San Antonio viewers how people who were already exposed to COVID when taking the first of two administrations of the Pfizer vaccine can become positive for COVID; it can take between 10 to 12 …


San Antonio Report: ‘We’re almost there’: San Antonio health care workers reflect on a dark year but see hope ahead

December 31, 2020

Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was quoted in a story of the San Antonio Report, offering perspective as someone who has worked both on the front lines in the emergency room and as an overseer of ER nurses and doctors. Read the story.


KSAT 12: San Antonio, surrounding areas are getting thousands of COVID-19 vaccines this week. Here’s where they’re going.

December 30, 2020

UT Health San Antonio’s Wellness 360 clinic is among the facilities receiving shipments of Moderna and Pfizer vaccine in the third week of COVID-19 vaccine allotments; the vaccines are reserved for priority populations. Read the story.


KENS 5: CDC recommends people traveling for holidays to quarantine upon returning home

December 30, 2020

Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to KENS 5 viewers about current CDC travel recommendations, the rise in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and how our behaviors can help. Read and watch the story.


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