KSAT 12: San Antonio nurse says post-COVID recovery clinic changed her life
January 14, 2021
Registered nurse Cassandra Hernandez commented to KSAT 12 that her care received from the post-COVID-19 recovery clinic of UT Health Physicians changed her life. Watch here.
New England Journal of Medicine publishes COVID-19 treatment trial results
January 14, 2021
UT Health San Antonio, University Health participate in study that finds adding baricitinib to remdesivir helps patients recover sooner. A clinical trial involving COVID-19 patients hospitalized at UT Health San Antonio and University Health, among rou …
Top physicians recognized by local magazine
January 14, 2021
UT Health San Antonio physicians dominated a list of 276 peer-nominated physicians published in the January-February issue of San Antonio Magazine. From allergists to vascular surgeons, UT Health San Antonio doctors are more than well represented.
San Antonio Express-News: Ayala: Relax no one is jumping ahead of you for vaccines, at least not many
January 13, 2021
Dr. Rachel Pearson, Pediatrics, and Dr. Jason Morrow, Internal Medicine, both in UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, provided their comments in this San Antonio Express-News column about the silver lining in “hesitancy rat …
Miss your vaccine appointment? Here’s how to reschedule
January 13, 2021
UT Health San Antonio has established an email for faculty, staff and students who missed their COVID-19 vaccine appointments or need to reschedule. The email is covid-19@uthscsa.edu.
Fox 29: San Antonio health officials highlight reasons we could see rise in COVID cases
January 13, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, is quoted in this Fox San Antonio story on the rise of COVID-19 cases, explaining the difference between the positivity rates and the transmission rate, which is the number of individuals that are infec …
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: How can I protect myself from the new COVID-19 variant?
January 13, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, in his latest interview with the statewide public radio program The Texas Standard, a Texas Public Radio show that is produced in the state capital to air on public radio stations statewide including Sa …
KSAT 12: Trust index: Does the COVID-19 vaccine contain a tracking device?
January 13, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, participated in a recent KSAT 12 town hall on the topic of the Trust Index related to false claims that the COVID-19 vaccine contains a tracking device. Watch the story.
Texas Public Radio: What do we know about the long-term and neurological effects of COVID-19?
January 12, 2021
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, were featured guests during Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” program to discuss what …
San Antonio Report: Novavax seeks COVID-19 vaccine trial participants in San Antonio
January 12, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed about the launch of the Novavax vaccine clinical trial at UT Health San Antonio and clinical partner University Health. 500 San Antonians are needed for this two-year COVID-19 vaccine study. Read …