Fox 29: Metro Health’s door-to-door COVID-19 testing program ends quickly
June 11, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Disease, is the co-leader of the city’s asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program. Dr. Taylor worked alongside Dr. Anita Kurian, assistant director of Metro Health, and medical students. Their field work was aided by the San …
News 4: Metro Health’s door-to-door COVID-19 testing program ends quickly
June 11, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Disease, is the co-leader of the city’s asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program. Dr. Taylor worked alongside Dr. Anita Kurian, assistant director of Metro Health, and medical students. Their field work was aided by the San …
San Antonio Express-News: On 10th day of protests, San Antonians march through 100-degree heat to call for change
June 11, 2020
Leah Wilson, a student in the School of Nursing, participated in an anti-racism demonstration in San Antonio. Wilson said she chose her profession partly to help fix racial disparities in maternal and fetal care. Read the full story.
KENS 5 Medical Minute: Thinking about seeing your dentist? An expert weighs in.
June 11, 2020
Peter Loomer, DDS, PhD, dean of the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio, explains why it’s safe and important to resume dental appointments. Medical Minute is a collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and KENS 5. Watch video
Laredo college graduates use LEAP to enter School of Health Professions programs
June 10, 2020
The initiative paves the way for students to successfully enter the health care field.
News 4: WHO say it’s ‘rare’ for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to pass virus
June 10, 2020
A World Health Organization official said it appeared to be rare for asymptomatic individuals to pass along COVID-19 to others. Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, said this new information should not change how people react to the virus. …
Fox 29: WHO says it’s ‘rare’ for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to pass virus
June 10, 2020
A World Health Organization official said it appeared to be rare for asymptomatic individuals to pass along COVID-19 to others. Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, said this new information should not change how people react to the virus. …
Study will compare 2 treatment strategies for severe brain injury; public comment requested
June 10, 2020
A study of emergency care involving victims of severe brain trauma is to be performed in the San Antonio area. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults up to 44 years of age. Every 15 seconds some …
Voelcker Fund awards $650,000 to cancer researchers on the rise
June 9, 2020
The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund supports innovative cancer research projects conducted by rising star faculty members.
Stroke bleeds in the brain not decreasing, study finds
June 9, 2020
Brain bleeds called intracerebral hemorrhages remained stable in incidence among all age groups over the past 30 years, but they increased in people 75 and older, according to a new analysis of the Framingham Heart Study.