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May 7, 2020
Dr. Thomas Patterson, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease, was a guest on KTSA’s Jack Riccardi Show. Dr. Patterson discussed the new anti-viral drug, remdesivir, for the sickest COVID-19 patients. Dr. Patterson is leading a local study site in the clinical trial testing the drug, which just received emergency authorization from the FDA. He […]
May 7, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, an internal medicine doctor in the Department of General and Hospital Medicine, answered questions about COVID-19 on KTSA’s Jack Riccardi Show. Topics included low oxygen saturation, lung condition of COVID-19 survivors and antibody treatments. Listen below:
May 7, 2020
Joshua Hanson, MD, MPH, associate dean for student affairs at UT Health San Antonio, explains why it’s important to donate blood now more than ever. Medical Minute is a collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and KENS 5.
May 6, 2020
Seniors tend to slow down physically at about the same time they decline mentally, leading to a heightened mortality risk, according to a new study conducted by UT Health San Antonio. Read the full story. Other websites featuring this story: News-Medical.net: Thinking and walking determine a person’s health trajectory, shows study ScienceDaily.com: Cognition and gait […]
May 6, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 survivors have an important asset: antibodies against it. Studying samples from these individuals will help a team at the Long School of Medicine to understand which antibodies best neutralize the coronavirus. This will be important in developing an effective vaccine against the infection. Read the full story.
May 6, 2020
Do thinking and walking go hand in hand in determining the health course of senior adults? A study published by UT Health San Antonio researchers found that, indeed, the two functions often parallel each other in determining a person’s health trajectory. Read the full story.