A message to staff from Ruben Mesa, MD, director of Mays Cancer Center
June 23, 2020
In this video message, Ruben Mesa, MD, director of the Mays Cancer Center, emphasizes the center’s commitment to the health and safety of all staff and patients.
Show your love for our community heroes: #weheartSAheroes
June 22, 2020
Our UT Health San Antonio community is encouraged to show some love for our front-line health care providers and essential workers by participating in the #weheartSAheroes program.
Your Erie.com: Your health – Treatments for dementia
June 22, 2020
Nearly 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia which affects their memory, language and family relationships. Now a blood marker, called Soluble C-D14, is being studied as a potential tool in the neurological disease. Chronic inflammation in t …
Prevention.com: A plume of Saharan dust is expected to create colorful sunsets in parts of the U.S.
June 22, 2020
With the Saharan dust comes a whole new set of issues for allergy sufferers. Dust particles can find their way into your nose and eyes, causing itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, coughing and shortness of breath. A pulmonologist at UT Health San Antonio, Dr …
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: Does ivermectin work against COVID-19, and other questions answered
June 22, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answers listeners’ questions about their health during the coronavirus pandemic.
San Antonio Express-News: Bexar County reports 538 new COVID cases, one new death, as surge continues
June 22, 2020
UT Health San Antonio has launched a public education campaign called “We Can Stop the Spread,” an initiative that urges residents to redouble efforts to wash hands meticulously, wear masks in public, avoid touching one’s face, eyes or nose and steer c …
San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio, still at high risk for COVID-19 deaths, has seen a lower rate than many U.S. urban centers
June 22, 2020
Drs. Ruth Berggren and Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, have greatly influenced several COVID-19 protocols being implemented across Bexar County and credited with helping to lower death rates, as reported in the San Antonio Express-News. Read the f …
KSAT 12: Why you should avoid crowds this Father’s Day weekend
June 22, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, appears on KSAT 12 to discuss why we should avoid crowds and other strategies of the “We Can Stop the Spread” public education initiative. Berggren, who is also a member of San Antonio/Bexar County’s Health Trans …
News 4: With overdoses rising, local opioid task force fights for funding
June 22, 2020
Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, professor of psychiatry and vice dean for research in the Long School of Medicine, says it’s not surprising to see the uptick in opioid overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic. She explains the pandemic brought two …
Wilson County News: UT Health San Antonio calls on the community to do its part
June 22, 2020
William Henrich, MD, MACP, called for area residents to intensify their commitment to safe behaviors in response to a marked increase in COVID-19 cases, as he announced a “We Can Stop the Spread” public education initiative, as reported in the Wilson C …