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September 9, 2020
Children who suffer heart damage caused by COVID-19 may need lifelong care and treatment, according to a review of existing research published Friday by EClinicalMedicine. Alvaro Moreira, MD, MSc, a neonatologist and an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, is quoted in this story. Read the full story at […]
September 9, 2020
Because of the coronavirus, for the first time in its 43-year history, the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will be completely virtual. Virginia Kaklamani, MD, co-director of the symposium and head of the breast disease program at the Mays Cancer Center, and Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, director of the Mays Cancer Center, were quoted […]
September 9, 2020
UT Health San Antonio plans to build a 144-bed specialty and research hospital, according to The San Antonio Business Journal. The project, which is currently in the design phase, is expected to cost between $400 million and $430 million. Read the story.
September 8, 2020
In 2017, the state commissioned UT Health San Antonio to create a master plan to redesign the hospital with an executive committee that included local law enforcement and mental health providers. Methodist Healthcare Ministries — a nonprofit that has 50-percent ownership of Methodist Healthcare System — was part of the group. Read the story.
September 8, 2020
UT Health San Antonio plans to begin construction in spring 2021 on the University of Texas Health Specialty and Research Hospital, a 144-bed facility in the heart of the South Texas Medical Center. Read the story.
September 8, 2020
Dr. Shawn Varney, South Texas Poison Center, explained that new numbers show calls to Texas poison control centers have skyrocketed since the pandemic began. Read and watch the video.