News 4 San Antonio: Doctors urging social distancing, safety to avoid second holiday weekend surge
July 6, 2020
Doctors in San Antonio are stressing how the next few days will determine what capacity our hospital systems will have in terms of the number of available beds moving forward. “Now is not the time to let our guard down,” said Ruth Berggren, MD, an infe …
San Antonio Express-News: ‘When we’re full, we’re full’: COVID-19 pushes San Antonio hospitals to the limit
July 6, 2020
The alarming surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations in San Antonio — where at least one in four new patients has the disease — is growing at a faster rate than in other major Texas cities.
Texas Standard: Ask A Doctor: Why Does Texas’ Death Rate Appear To Be Low?
July 6, 2020
In this week’s installment of Ask a Doctor, UT Health San Antonio physician Fred Campbell, MD, answers more of Texas Standard listeners’ most pressing questions about the coronavirus.
Texas Public Radio: Hospitals in San Antonio are filling with COVID-19 patients, only 10% of staffed beds available
July 6, 2020
Ruth Berggren, MD, infectious disease expert, said as San Antonio hospitals fill up with COVID-19 patients, they are being creative to open up new beds to care for patients.
Ivanhoe Broadcast News: Cork tree bark to fight prostate cancer
July 6, 2020
Darpan Patel, PhD, a faculty member in the School of Nursing, and Pratap Kumar, PhD, in the Department of Molecular Medicine, explain why cork tree bark, an herbal remedy that’s been around for centuries, is being studied as a way to shrink prostate tumors.
Data, lots of it, may detect who will have dementia and what type
July 6, 2020
What if, by inputting information about dementia and a patient into a supercomputer and crunching the data, a treatment team could quantify the individual’s risk of developing the disease? And what if, based on the results, the team could diagnose whic …
President’s Forum: Updates on the status of our important missions
July 6, 2020
In the interest of keeping the UT Health San Antonio community updated on the status of our important missions, as well as on the financial measures we have taken during COVID-19, I share a link to a message I recorded late last week. I continue to be very grateful for all you are doing to make lives better.
Texas Public Radio: ‘We can’t withstand another surge’: San Antonio leaders warn against COVID-19 spread
July 3, 2020
Texas Public Radio included the PSA from our public education initiative, “We Can Stop the Spread,” in this story about San Antonio leaders’ plea for social distancing during the Fourth of July weekend. Read the full story.
Telemundo: How many people does it take to care for a COVID-19 patient in a hospital?
July 3, 2020
Cynthia Blanco, chief of neonatology, explained that a large medical team is required to care for patients infected and hospitalized with the new coronavirus. Dr. Blanco urges people to take the necessary precautions and avoid large family gatherings t …
KSAT 12: Some San Antonio hospitals using pediatric ICU for adults due to hospitals reaching capacity
July 3, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, infectious diseases specialist and director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, discussed how some local hospitals are making more room for patients. She added that the current spike in COVID-19 cases is from social gath …