KENS 5: 500 San Antonians needed for latest COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
January 8, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed by KENS 5 about the launch of the Novavax vaccine clinical trial at UT Health San Antonio and clinical partner University Health. 500 San Antonians are needed for this two-year COVID-19 vaccine s …
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial opens at UT Health San Antonio, University Health
January 7, 2021
San Antonians will have the opportunity to participate in the fifth international COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial beginning in January. Locally, 500 participants are being sought.
News 4: Defying the odds: How baby Ily turned her helmet into a crown
January 7, 2021
Darren Poidevin of the Cranial Remolding Program at UT Health San Antonio and Heather and Jason Guckian, parents of patient and Baby Miss America Ily Guckian, are the subjects of this News 4 San Antonio story about Ily’s journey and pageant win. Read a …
MSN.com: Field hospitals in Bexar County ready to go if hospital capacity overflows
January 7, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, contributed to this KENS 5 TV story that was propagated by MSN regarding the current COVID-19 surge, the possibility of field hospitals in Bexar County and how we are creating more b …
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine trial opens at UT Health San Antonio, University Health
January 7, 2021
Media contacts: Will Sansom, UT Health San Antonio, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Shelley Kofler, University Health, (512) 294-5224, Shelley.Kofler@uhs-sa.com SAN ANTONIO – San Antonians will have the opportunity to participate in the fifth intern …
Frequently asked questions: Novavax investigational COVID-19 vaccine trial
January 7, 2021
Our South Texas community will be contributing to an investigational vaccine clinical trial that may help end the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Barbara Taylor, the principal investigator for the local study site, answers questions about the importance of the …
KENS 5: How COVID-19 affects the brain
January 6, 2021
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, have done multiple media interviews, including one for KENS 5 TV, regarding an article published in Alzheimer’s & Demen …
Fox 29: Area health experts talk improvements to local vaccine rollout
January 6, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, provided an interview to Fox 29 commenting on the rollouts for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that hit right before the holidays. Read and watch the story.
Fox 29: Frontline healthcare workers begin receiving final dose of COVID vaccine
January 6, 2021
Drs. Jan and Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Don Jenkins, Surgery, contributed to this Fox 29/News 4 story on health care workers and essential personnel at UT Health San Antonio receiving their second and final dose of the Pfizer vaccine; …
News 4: Health care thank you
January 6, 2021
The health care workers of UT Health San Antonio are afforded sincere thanks in a video tribute by David Chancellor of News 4 San Antonio, augmented by comments from Drs. Robert Leverence, Tom Patterson and Ralph Riviello, UT Health Physicians/Infectio …