San Antonio Express-News: Texans are using cow dewormer to treat COVID. Poison calls have skyrocketed.

August 30, 2021

Dr. Shawn Varney, Emergency Medicine, South Texas Poison Center, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story on the dramatic increase seen in Texans taking the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19 and the symptoms people can have from ingesting it. Read story  

MSN.com: Texas Gov. Abbott to deploy 2,500 more out-of-state medical staff to battle delta Covid surge

August 27, 2021

Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this MSN.com article (remarks taken from the CNBC.com interview she did) about Texas Governor Greg Abbott deploying more medical staff to help battle the delta variant surge. Read story

CNBC.com: U.S. Covid cases show signs of slowing, even as fatalities surge again

August 27, 2021

Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this CNBC.com story where she gives her perspective on the declining numbers of COVID-19 case counts for the first time in weeks and how in-person learning for school and university students will pose another hurdle to slow the spread. Read story

KSAT 12 Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren stresses the need for residents to wear masks, get vaccinated

August 27, 2021

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, answered questions as part of KSAT 12’s weekly Q&A segment. She talked about the importance of getting vaccinated and wearing masks. Watch here 

News 4: Research shows severe COVID cases can cause Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes

August 26, 2021

Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Diabetes, was interviewed for this News 4 story about the link between COVID-19 complications and diabetes. Watch story 

AARP: 8 headache symptoms you shouldn’t ignore

August 26, 2021

Dr. Deborah Carver, Neurology, is quoted in this AARP story. Read story