Creators.com: Mental health woes now tripled in U.S. since COVID-19 outbreak
September 14, 2020
Dr. Luz Garcini, assistant professor at the Center for Research to Advance Community Health at UT Health San Antonio, is quoted in an article that discusses the worsening mental health issues during COVID-19 and ways she believes this secondary pandemi …
KSAT 12: ‘Don’t be frightened by this:’ San Antonio doctor talks coronavirus vaccine hiccup
September 14, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, answers questions on KSAT 12 regarding the mysterious illness in the AstraZeneca vaccine trial and what it means for the future of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Read and watch the story.
The Cancer Letter: Mays Cancer Center receives renewal of NCI designation
September 14, 2020
This news brief highlights the renewal of the Mays Cancer Center as an NCI-Designated Cancer Center. Read the story.
Fox 29: CDC shows number of people who die from COVID-19 and having diabetes, group looks to help
September 11, 2020
Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, assistant professor in the Joe. R and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, explains that research is underway about why diabetes makes fighting COVID-19 more difficult. Read and watch the story.
Return to zone parking policies
September 11, 2020
The open parking policies initiated in late March due to COVID-19 are no longer in effect. As of June 1, parking policies for all UT Health San Antonio campuses and facilities have returned to normal, zone-specific regulations.
Recovered from COVID-19? Help current patients by donating convalescent plasma
September 11, 2020
The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients, per U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements, to be used as a treatment for patients who are currently sick with the virus.
Physician develops device to relieve hiccups
September 11, 2020
A neuro-intensive care physician at UT Health San Antonio has invented a science-based way to stop hiccups. The device is called HiccAway.
San Antonio Report: New awareness campaign brings COVID-19 prevention message home to Hispanics
September 11, 2020
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Salud America!, Institute for Health Promotion Research, contributed to a San Antonio Report story about a new campaign that educates Latino families on how to slow the spread of coronavirus. Read the full story.
We Can Stop the Spread: COVID-19 makes it even more vital to get your flu shot
September 11, 2020
If a virus threatened our state and we had a vaccine to protect us, most of us would get the shot, right? Not if the 2018-2019 flu season is any indication. Last fall/winter, only 47.9% of the Texas population received a flu shot and the U.S. vaccinati …
HiccAway! UT Health San Antonio physician develops device to relieve hiccups
September 11, 2020
A neuro-intensive care physician at UT Health San Antonio has invented a science-based way to stop hiccups. While he was working as an anesthesiologist 20 years ago, Ali Seifi, MD, FACP, FNCS, saw many surgery patients in the recovery room who develope …