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June 25, 2020
With COVID-19 cases surging and businesses across the state reopening, a lot of people are questioning where they can go safely. Dr. Jan Patterson, an infectious diseases doctor at University Hospital and professor of medicine, and Dr. Ruth Berggren, professor of infectious diseases, weighed in on the safety of grocery shopping, voting and other activities. […]
June 25, 2020
Breaking the cycle is the emphasis of a recent study published in the medical journal Addiction by Dr. Lisa Cleveland, School of Nursing. The study shows that new moms who relapse often had troubled childhoods. “They had experienced events such as losing a loved one to violence, so whether that was suicide or an accident,” […]
June 25, 2020
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, city officials and health experts are discouraging a repeat of reckless actions during the July 4 holiday. “We started seeing people getting out,” said Dr. Mandie Svatek, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Inpatient Pediatrics. “They were having large social gatherings. People were going over to other […]
June 25, 2020
“We have what I refer to as ‘COVID virus fatigue’ with regard to our social interactions,” said UT Health San Antonio’s president William L. Henrich. “We’ve let our guard down. We must counter this by wearing masks and returning to what thwarted the virus in the first place.” Read the full story.
June 22, 2020
Nearly 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia which affects their memory, language and family relationships. Now a blood marker, called Soluble C-D14, is being studied as a potential tool in the neurological disease. Chronic inflammation in the body caused by genetics, disease, or lifestyle is very damaging to cells playing a role in vascular […]
June 22, 2020
With the Saharan dust comes a whole new set of issues for allergy sufferers. Dust particles can find their way into your nose and eyes, causing itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, coughing and shortness of breath. A pulmonologist at UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Anoop Nambiar, told Texas NPR radio station TPR, that the Saharan dust […]