Texas Public Radio: 17 million Texans frequently breathe unhealthy air: What does that mean in a pandemic?

April 21, 2020

Mandie Tibball, an associate professor with UT Health San Antonio, and the chair of the South Texas Asthma Coalition researches asthma in children. According to Svatek’s research, San Antonio has the highest hospital admission rate for children with asthma of any city in the state. Read and listen to the full story.

KABB: UT Health San Antonio to host webinar for cancer patients

April 21, 2020

Dr. Ruben Mesa, director of the Mays Cancer Center, discussed the webinar being hosted for cancer patients and their family members to ask questions about COVID-19. Read and watch the full story.

Fox 29: University of Texas at Austin and UT Health San Antonio team building low-cost ventilator

April 21, 2020

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio have teamed up with a team at the University of Texas at Austin to build a low-cost ventilator to help with the current shortage during the coronavirus pandemic. Read and watch the full story.

KSAT 12: UT Health doctors share findings regarding COVID-19, pregnancy in webinar

April 21, 2020

Dr. Patrick Ramsey, maternal fetal medicine, has taken center stage in a weekly KSAT 12 webinar that shares ever-changing information on how COVID-19 affects pregnancy. Read and watch the full story.

Salud Talks Podcast: “Mindfulness During an Epidemic”

April 20, 2020

Dr. Sarah Knoeckel, School of Nursing, was interviewed via a SaludAmerica podcast regarding mental health in a time of global pandemic.

Rivard Report: These COVID-19 cases were less severe, but suggest massive undercount

April 20, 2020

Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, commented for this story in The Rivard Report on the lack of COVID-19 tests