WOAI Radio: Specialist: Omicron Peak May Arrive By End Of Month
January 21, 2022
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases and Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is featured in this interview. Listen Now
KSAT 12 Q&A: San Antonio may not reach COVID-19 peak until end of January, infectious disease specialist says
January 21, 2022
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases and Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is interviewed in this weekly feature. Read More
KXAN-TV, Austin: UT study shows proactive at-home testing could help slow the spread with future variants
January 20, 2022
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this story. Read More
KSAT 12: TRUST INDEX: You can be infected with a COVID variant more than once
January 18, 2022
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases and Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at UT Health San Antonio, told KSAT 12 that individuals can get variants of the COVID-19 virus twice, and that the best defense still is to get vaccinated. Read More
MSN: New study says COVID could lead to more brain damage than Alzheimer’s
January 18, 2022
This story includes a reference to UT Health San Antonio and a study of post-COVID patients by Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, linking to a story about his study of patients in Argentina. Read More
KSAT 12: UT Health SA doctor is ‘optimistic’ vaccines will prove effective for potential new variants
January 18, 2022
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health San Antonio Physicians Practice, answered questions during this live KSAT 12 Leading SA weekend morning show interview segment. He discussed the current COVID forecast with the omicron impact, what the expression “endemic” means, the importance of being vaccinated and boosted and the different levels of protection each round of […]