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ABC 12 TV Miami: Cork tree bark to fight cancer
July 10, 2020
ABC 12 TV in Miami, Fla., aired the Ivanhoe Broadcast News story about research being conducted by Pratap Kumar, PhD, Department of Molecular Medicine, and Darpan Patel, PhD, associate professor of research in the School of Nursing. The researchers dec …
KSAT 12: Has COVID-19 peaked in San Antonio? Here’s what new models show.
July 10, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, MD, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KSAT 12’s audience, asking the public to remain vigilant as the COVID-19 peak is projected to remain for a few weeks and urging parents to be engaged with their children’s schools and PTAs as the tim …
KTSA: Coronavirus questions answered
July 10, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General & Hospital Medicine, was a guest on KTSA’s Jack Riccardi Show. The discussion included concerns that COVID-19 may stay in the air as an aerosol for longer than was originally thought and the push to reopen schools. Listen …
San Antonio Magazine: What to expect after COVID-19
July 10, 2020
Dr. Ruben Mesa, Mays Cancer Center director, and Dr. Ramon Cancino, Primary Care Center director, weigh in on how the pandemic will affect the future of education and health care. Read the story.
ABC 12 News: Using a blood marker to help diagnose dementia risk
July 9, 2020
Chronic inflammation in the body, caused by genetics, disease, or lifestyle is very damaging to cells, playing a role in vascular disease and dementia. Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor of neurology at UT Health San Antonio explained to Ivanhoe, “We are in …
The Texas Tribune: Texas parents face a frightening lack of information on coronavirus risks in child care centers
July 9, 2020
Dina Tom, Pediatrics, discusses the need for more data to understand the spread of coronavirus in Texas child care facilities. Read the story.
Texas Public Radio: San Antonio hospital system is nearing its capacity. What Now?
July 9, 2020
Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was a guest on “The Source” and discussed hospital capacity as a result of a recent influx of COVID-19 patients. Read and listen to the story.
Telemundo: Bexar County registers 9 deaths and 845 new cases of COVID-19
July 9, 2020
Jose Cadena, Infectious Diseases, addresses mask wearing, activities to avoid, school reopening, testing and social distancing in a Spanish-language town hall broadcast by Telemundo TV. Read and watch the story.
ScienceDaily: When it comes to DNA repair, it’s not one tool fits all
July 9, 2020
James Daley, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, is the first author of research, published June 18 in the journal Nature Communications, that sheds light on a double-strand break repair process called homologous recombination. Join …
News Medical Life Sciences: DNA resection pathways are highly specific, shows study
July 9, 2020
James Daley, PhD, Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, is the first author of research, published June 18 in the journal Nature Communications, that sheds light on a double-strand break repair process called homologous recombination. Join …