San Antonio Express-News: UT Health San Antonio specialist explains why diabetics are at greater risk of complications from coronavirus, COVID-19

May 29, 2020

Researchers are studying the reasons people with metabolic disorder are more vulnerable if they become infected. Dr. Carolina Solis-Herrera, a diabetes specialist with UT Health San Antonio and University Health System, said there are several leading theories. Solis-Herrera, who also conducts research at the Texas Diabetes Institute, has been advising patients about how to protect […]

UT Health San Antonio parking and shuttle service

May 29, 2020

Effective June 1, shuttle services will resume and all campuses and facilities will be returning to zone-specific parking.

KSAT 12: Why are people refusing to wear masks amid coronavirus threat?

May 28, 2020

Dr. Ruth Berggren, infectious diseases specialist and director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, discussed the importance of wearing a face mask in public and answering questions about herd immunity. Read and watch the full story.

San Antonio Business Journal: Task force seeks how to reopen UTSA campuses safely

May 27, 2020

The task force will take guidance from the UT System and the state, and work with a three-member public health advisory group that includes David Lakey, vice chancellor for health affairs and chief medical officer for the UT System; San Antonio Metro Health Director Dawn Emerick; and Jason Bowling, associate professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases at UT […]

Rivard Report: Panel to discuss entrepreneur anxieties fueled by coronavirus pandemic

May 27, 2020

Adriana Dyurich, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, is a panelist for an upcoming Rivard Report presentation on anxiety experienced by entrepreneurs in relation to COVID-19. Read the full story.

AAMC News: Research at warp speed: Urgent, personal, frightening

May 27, 2020

Thomas Patterson, M.D., professor of medicine; chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, discusses how the quick spread of information about COVID-19 treatments can lead to confusion and fear. Read the full story.