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.
Houston Chronicle: ‘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 Houston Chronicle his warning that traveling (in planes, buses, trains) when in a closed setting, where breathing is re-circulated, is risky. Read the story.
Beaumont Enterprise: ‘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 Beaumont Enterprise his warning that traveling (in planes, buses, trains) when in a closed setting, where breathing is re-circulated, is risky. Read the story.
Spectrum News: COVID-19 vaccines
November 25, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital & General Medicine, discusses with Spectrum News that Pfizer’s vaccine showed good effectiveness in a study and that he was a vaccine trial participant. Watch the interview.
UT Health San Antonio leads the way in local health care economic impact
November 24, 2020
With a total workforce of 7,100, an operating budget of nearly $1 billion and missions of teaching, research and patient care, UT Health San Antonio is viewed as the catalyst for the local health care industry.
Fox 29: Health experts emphasize need for more minorities in vaccine trials
November 24, 2020
Dr. Stacy Ogbeide, Family and Community Medicine, and Dr. Luz Garcini, Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, were interviewed for this story about the importance of minority participation in clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines. Read an …
San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio’s first double lung transplant for COVID-19 performed at University Hospital
November 24, 2020
This story was published by the San Antonio Express-News on Nov. 24, 2020. A patient who suffered permanent lung damage from COVID-19 is recovering after receiving a double lung transplant at University Hospital several weeks ago. The surgery in late O …