Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez appointed to HHS advisory committee on long COVID

January 28, 2025

Leading expert directs long COVID clinic at UT Health San Antonio Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been chosen to serve on the U.S. Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Long […]




Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID

January 22, 2025

Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID, with women aged 40 to 55 years having the highest propensity, according to a study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio funded by the National Institutes of Health.




Study: Community health clubs adapt to improve vaccine hesitancy among South Texas Latino community during COVID-19

November 25, 2024

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, community health clubs in the South Texas area quickly adapted to virtual programs to address misperceptions about the virus and vaccines and provide timely, scientifically accurate information. A study led by Jason Rosenfeld, DrPh, MPH, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of […]

Doctor's hands vaccinating a senior woman


Personal challenge to global solution

September 4, 2024

UT Health San Antonio urologist demonstrates potential of valproic acid-DHA in lessening risk of contracting COVID-19   When the world locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, rather than slowing down, this distinguished urologist and medical educator merely switched gears.   Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, is a professor of medical education and urology at Joe […]


UT Health San Antonio faculty member helps create universal long COVID definition

July 31, 2024

A report released June 11 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) provides a working definition of long COVID. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]