KSAT 12: Future doctors, nurses to confront pandemic that awaits them after graduation
December 1, 2020
Long School of Medicine student Mitch Parma and School of Nursing student Talice Nieto were interviewed by KSAT 12 to discuss their perspectives on graduating during a pandemic; both report that they are ready and eager to help their colleagues in the …
San Antonio Express-News: ‘We need protection’: San Antonio nurses demand help as COVID crisis continues
December 1, 2020
Dr. Maria Saldiva, School of Nursing, Wellness 360, joined the National Nurses Organizing Committee’s Texas division and other organizations in asking that lawmakers improve working conditions for health care workers as the COVID-19 crisis continues. R …
San Antonio Express-News: How to talk to your kids about Santa Claus during the coronavirus pandemic
November 30, 2020
Dr. Tess Barton, associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio, was quoted in this San Antonio Express-News article on talking with your kids about Santa Claus during the pandemic. Dr. Barton gave recommendations on how …
San Antonio Express-News: With coronavirus on the rise and no statewide shutdown, San Antonio leaders are seeking every tool to try to prevent a major outbreak
November 27, 2020
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story about the curfew imposed over for the holiday weekend and the impact Thanksgiving gatherings could have on the spread of COVID-19. Read the story.
Fox 29: ‘I’m done’: Young boy rings bell to celebrate being cancer-free
November 25, 2020
Dr. Aaron Sugalski, pediatric hematology/oncology, was interviewed for this story about a boy who had a type of muscle cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. After surgery and 20 months of chemotherapy to fight the tumor behind his eye, the boy is shown ringi …
News 4: ‘I’m done’: Young boy rings bell to celebrate being cancer-free
November 25, 2020
Dr. Aaron Sugalski, pediatric hematology/oncology, was interviewed for this story about a boy who had a type of muscle cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. After surgery and 20 months of chemotherapy to fight the tumor behind his eye, the boy is shown ringi …
KENS 5: Child gun injuries on the rise in San Antonio
November 25, 2020
Dr. Lillian Liao, Department of Surgery, discusses the disturbing trend that shows an increase in the number of cases in children that were injured by firearms this year. Read and watch the story.
KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio issues warning about possible post-holiday COVID-19 outbreak
November 25, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, contributed to UT Health San Antonio’s community-service media blitz via a KSAT 12 story warning about the issues to be faced following Thanksgiving and the holiday’s large gatherings …
News 4: Local providers will use state registry to track who receives COVID vaccine
November 25, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, spoke to News 4 audiences about the use of a state registry to track those who receive the COBID-19 vaccine. Read and watch the story.
Laredo Morning Times: ‘It’s a high risk’: Doctor warns San Antonians about travel, gatherings for Thanksgiving
November 25, 2020
Dr. William Henrich, president, UT Health San Antonio, offers readers of the Laredo Morning Times his warning that traveling (in planes, buses, trains) when in a closed setting, where breathing is re-circulated, is risky. Read the story.