The community salutes your efforts
July 27, 2020
On our Impact site, members of the community have been leaving notes of encouragement and support for all staff and providers at UT Health San Antonio.
Increased federal investigative activity and possible contact by federal agents
July 27, 2020
Our university has been made aware of increased federal investigative activity around Texas related to foreign governments copying and stealing information from universities in our state and across the U.S. We are taking this threat seriously and are being particularly vigilant about email phishing attempts and unsolicited or unusual contacts from foreign representatives or companies.
News 4: CDC updates isolation duration and precautions for COVID-19 patients
July 27, 2020
Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, discusses CDC updates on isolation guidelines for people diagnosed with COVID-19, with changes due to studies showing a large majority of patients were no longer infectious after 10 days. Read the story.
Fox 29: CDC updates isolation duration and precautions for COVID-19 patients
July 27, 2020
Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, discusses CDC updates on isolation guidelines for people diagnosed with COVID-19, with changes due to studies showing a large majority of patients were no longer infectious after 10 days. Read the story.
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: ICE must release children with their families
July 27, 2020
Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Arlyn Ambriz, one of our medical students, joined with a faculty member from the University of California San Francisco, wrote this op-ed about the rapidly spreading novel coronaviru …
KSAT 12: Younger children don’t appear to transmit COVID-19 as easily, experts say
July 27, 2020
Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics & Hospital Medicine, addresses back-to-school concerns for children. She is part of a coalition that is working on creating a plan to reopen schools safely. Whereas children under the age of 10 don’t seem transmit COVI …
KGNS-TV 8: Staying active while also preventing the spread
July 27, 2020
Dr. Gladys Keene, dean, Laredo Regional Campus, was interviewed by KGNS-TV 8, Laredo, and weighs in on how to stop the spread of COVID-19. She advises families to go outdoors to stay active in addition and discussed the importance of social distancing …
New insights about COVID-19 treatments for cancer patients
July 24, 2020
The new COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium study shows that patients who were treated with the antiviral drug remdesivir fared the best.
KSAT 12: New school safety tool to be added to San Antonio’s COVID-19 dashboard for parents
July 24, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, discusses the City of San Antonio’s new school safety warning indicator to help parents decide whether to send their children back into the classroom. Read and watch the story.
United Press International: Researchers identify enzyme that helps COVID-19 evade immune system
July 24, 2020
Yogesh Gupta, Ph.D., Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, earned coverage in Newsweek regarding a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. According to the study, COVID-19-causing coronavirus disg …