Texas Public Radio: Petrie Dish: FLUVID: Flattening the flu curve during a coronavirus pandemic
September 9, 2020
Ralph Riviello, MD, MS, FACEP, chair of emergency medicine at UT Health San Antonio and University Hospital, discusses how both organizations are preparing for flu season in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the podcast
Houston Chronicle: Post-COVID syndrome damages some kids’ hearts
September 9, 2020
The inflammatory condition in children caused by a delayed effect of the coronavirus likely will require lifelong monitoring in some cases because of injury it can inflict to the patient’s cardiovascular system, according to a Houston-led study. Alvaro …
San Antonio Express-News: Post-COVID syndrome damages some kids’ hearts
September 9, 2020
The inflammatory condition in children caused by a delayed effect of the coronavirus likely will require lifelong monitoring in some cases because of injury it can inflict to the patient’s cardiovascular system, according to a Houston-led study. Alvaro …
UPI: COVID-19 may cause long-term heart problems in children
September 9, 2020
Children who suffer heart damage caused by COVID-19 may need lifelong care and treatment, according to a review of existing research published Friday by EClinicalMedicine. Alvaro Moreira, MD, MSc, a neonatologist and an assistant professor of pediatric …
San Antonio Express-News: Breast cancer symposium, one of San Antonio’s largest annual conferences, to go virtual due to coronavirus
September 9, 2020
Because of the coronavirus, for the first time in its 43-year history, the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will be completely virtual. Virginia Kaklamani, MD, co-director of the symposium and head of the breast disease program at the Mays Ca …
Becker’s Hospital Review: UT Health San Antonio to build $400M+ hospital
September 9, 2020
UT Health San Antonio plans to build a 144-bed specialty and research hospital, according to The San Antonio Business Journal. The project, which is currently in the design phase, is expected to cost between $400 million and $430 million. Read the stor …
Fifth annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference goes virtual, opens registration
September 8, 2020
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 8, 2020) – Registration is now open for the fifth annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, slated for Oct. 22-23, 2020. The conference will feature leaders in the field reporting advances in the assessment and treatment of combat-r …
Oral pill slows rate of decline in ALS patients
September 8, 2020
Although it’s not a cure for ALS, an oral drug slowed patients’ rate of functional decline in a clinical trial that included five patients at UT Health San Antonio. If the finding is repeated in larger trials, the drug could give families more time wit …
Photo studio open for business
September 8, 2020
The photography studio is open for business, offering professional portraits for faculty, staff, students and residents. The studio, located in Room 2.461T on the second floor of the Dental School Building, is open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
San Antonio Express-News: Construction begins on $357 million state hospital in San Antonio
September 8, 2020
In 2017, the state commissioned UT Health San Antonio to create a master plan to redesign the hospital with an executive committee that included local law enforcement and mental health providers. Methodist Healthcare Ministries — a nonprofit that has 5 …