KOMO TV: Risk of death twice as high among cancer patients with COVID-19

June 1, 2020

Dr. Ruben Mesa, director of the Mays Cancer Center, is featured in this story about the results of a new COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium study published in The Lancet. According to the study, cancer patients who get COVID-19 have a 13% risk of dying, more than double the rate for all patients with COVID-19 combined. […]


Rivard Report: San Antonio to sample residents randomly to trace coronavirus spread

June 1, 2020

Study participants won’t have their information shared, and only people who consent to having their samples collected will be tested, Kurian said. Ten teams of students and volunteers from UT Health San Antonio and members of the San Antonio Fire Department will do the door-to-door visits. Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Disease and a co-PI of […]



Rivard Report: After the shutdown, assessing San Antonio’s mental health needs

June 1, 2020

Commentary by Bob Rivard:  “My own focus on the emotional well-being of the most affected San Antonians came into sharper focus last week when I moderated two online programs, the Rivard Report‘s third and final education forum of the month, and a focus on mental health organized by the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce […]