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October 5, 2020
In addition to speaking about the spread of COVID-19 in San Antonio and vaccine development, Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, discussed two recently published studies on hydroxychloroquine that show the medication is not effective for COVID-19. Read and watch the story.
October 5, 2020
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, discusses the differences between the 1918 flu pandemic and our current COVID-19 pandemic, during a discussion about President Trump’s infection with the coronavirus. Read the story.
October 5, 2020
The second item in this briefs section is about Dr. Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, being named executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson. Read the story.
October 1, 2020
Results published in the journal PLOS ONE show that 20% of children treated with drugs called anthracyclines go on to suffer heart failure later in life. The research is conducted in the laboratory of Gregory Aune, MD, PhD, of the Department of Pediatrics and the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio. Read […]
September 30, 2020
Robert Leverence, MD, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, appeared in two KSAT 12 news interviews to discuss why getting the flu shot, this year in particular, is so important for our community. Read and watch the story.
September 30, 2020
Prior KSAT 12 news coverage of Dr. Shawn Varney, medical director of the South Texas Poison Center, is referenced within this story in Reform Austin that focuses on the dangers of hand sanitizer packaged to look like food and drink products. Read the story.