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October 5, 2021
Dr. Ashley Garcia-Everett, Department of Medicine-Nephrology, was interviewed for Great Day SA on KENS 5, about her son’s battle with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). She and her husband learned after their son, CJ, was born that both of them were carriers for the rare form of PKD their son contracted. Dr. Garcia-Everett donated a kidney […]
October 4, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, was quoted in this San Antonio Express-News article where he discussed the possibility of a significant COVID-19 winter surge, the factors contributing to the latest projections and why people’s behaviors are so important to the outcome. Read story
October 4, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, answered questions during this KSAT 12 Leading SA weekend morning show interview segment where he discussed the potential for a COVID-19 winter surge, how close we are in San Antonio to reaching herd immunity, recommendation on booster shots and the timetable for a vaccine shot […]
October 1, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, discussed the CDC’s recent alert about pregnant women needing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in this weekly KSAT 12 Q&A segment. Watch here
October 1, 2021
The leaders from the institutions involved in the San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics participated in the San Antonio Report’s 2021 Medical Forum series moderated by San Antonio Report Editor Robert Rivard, including Dr. William Henrich, president of UT Health San Antonio; Dr. Larry Schlesinger, president and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute; Adam Hamilton, […]
October 1, 2021
Dr. Mandie Tibball Svatek, Pediatrics, explained why authorization for the vaccine took longer for children, the extremely rare risk of myocarditis and what medical conditions parents should consider before getting their child vaccinated in this KSAT 12 Q&A. Watch Q&A