KENS 5: Why are more Latinos dying from the coronavirus?

February 2, 2021

Dr. Rosalie Aguilar, Institute for Health Promotion Research, was interviewed by KENS 5 TV on the issue that less than 10 percent of Latinos in Texas have been vaccinated and offered factors that contribute to this statistic. Read and watch the story.


KSAT 12: Pregnant women getting mixed messages about COVID-19 vaccine

February 1, 2021

Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, commented to KSAT 12 that of the now more than 35,000 individuals involved in clinical trials, all have been done involving a healthy population but not women who were pregnant during the trials; as a result, there’s no safety data for Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines in pregnant and breast-feeding women. Read […]



Laredo Morning Times: Opinion commentary: Center marks 5,000 life-saving transplants in San Antonio

February 1, 2021

Dr. Francisco Cigarroa’s opinion piece, celebrating 5,000 life-saving transplants at our University Transplant Center, was published in the Laredo Morning Times; while 2020 was a tragic year in which COVID-19 claimed the lives of so many, University Transplant Center pushed forward as generous organ donors made it possible to save lives through transplant surgery. Read […]