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June 29, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health San Antonio, discussed the surge in COVID-19 cases including that our model predicts a doubling of cases by next week. “This tells us that we’re still in the thick of things. It is a highly infectious virus. It still has the capacity to overwhelm our system […]
June 26, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answers listeners’ most pressing questions about the coronavirus. Dr. Campbell discusses how people develop antibodies after a COVID-19 infection, what we can expect public life to look like as cases surge and vaccine development. Read and listen to the Q&A.
June 26, 2020
The majority of children with COVID-19 in 26 countries fared well clinically compared to adults during the first four months of the pandemic, according to a newly released study
June 26, 2020
A new UT Health San Antonio study shows that the majority of children with COVID-19 in 26 countries fared well clinically compared to adults during the first four months of the pandemic. “Our data is compiled from 131 studies and encompasses 7,780 patients who span the pediatric age spectrum,” said study senior author Alvaro Moreira, […]
June 26, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, professor of infectious diseases and director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, clarifies misconceptions when it comes to COVID-19 testing and transmission. Read and watch the full story.
June 26, 2020
To get a sense of how the virus can behave in children, a team of researchers at UT Health San Antonio compiled an analysis and review of studies from 26 countries that looked at how COVID-19 affects infants, children and teens. EClinicalMedicine, a journal of The Lancet, on June 26 published the results. By understanding which […]