KENS 5: Minorities are desperately needed for clinical trials
January 12, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, contributed to this second KENS 5 TV news segment on the Novavax trial launch, emphasizing that minorities are desperately needed for clinical trials because the inclusion of diverse groups in trials is the only …
Vaccine information for UT Health San Antonio patients
January 12, 2021
UT Health San Antonio is providing vaccines for UT Health San Antonio patients who fall into the Tier 1b category as determined by the State of Texas and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s tiered prioritized COVID-19 vaccine distribution s …
Mil Gracias for not smoking indoors amid COVID-19!
January 11, 2021
By Cliff Despres, Institute for Health Promotion Research, UT Health San Antonio By choosing to not puff away indoors, smokers deserve a thank-you for protecting their family, friends and neighbors from secondhand smoke, especially during the COVID-19 …
AFSA offices to relocate to library
January 11, 2021
The Registrar’s Office and the Office of International Services will begin the process of moving to the Briscoe Library Jan. 19. The relocation is the first phase of an initiative to gather offices from the Division of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs (AFSA) into a single location, helping to better serve students and faculty.
San Antonio Express-News: Will COVID-19 have long-term effects on the brain? San Antonio researchers are trying to find out.
January 11, 2021
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and their work on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain, were featured in the Jan. 18 printed edition of the San A …
Leading the effort to forever relegate COVID-19 to history
January 11, 2021
There is a tangible sense of justifiable optimism in the air and it is particularly inspiring to witness the resolve, the resiliency and the commitment of everyone at UT Health to advance the life-saving missions of care, discovery and learning even as we lead in the effort to forever relegate COVID-19 to history.
ALTC Café offers grab-and-go options
January 11, 2021
You can call ahead and order snacks, salads, wraps and flatbreads at 210-450-3339.
Facilities Management service catalog added to My Service Center
January 11, 2021
My Service Center is expanding to include a Facilities Management service catalog beginning January 19. The service catalog will offer easy access to services provided by Facilities Management. Users can easily track the status of their requests. This …
KENS 5: Pfizer vaccine effective against coronavirus variants, study suggests
January 11, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KENS 5 TV viewers about the recent study that suggests the Pfizer vaccine is effective against coronavirus variants. Read and watch the story.
MSN.com: City prepares for mass vaccinations | Here’s what you should know
January 11, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, contributed to a KENS 5 story that was propagated by MSN regarding helpful information as our city prepares for mass vaccinations, as well as on the topic of someone’s getting COVID …