KSAT 12: Pregnant women urged to be extra careful during COVID-19 pandemic
July 28, 2020
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics-Neonatology, explains COVID-19-related precautions that should be taken by expectant mothers. Read and watch the story.
CNN: ‘I don’t want to go to school and get COVID’: Some kids scared as adults debate the risks of reopening
July 28, 2020
Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Psychiatry, comments on the stress children and families are experiencing as parents debate the potential risk of school re-openings. Read and watch the story.
News 4: Decoding coronavirus structure could lead to new antiviral drugs
July 28, 2020
Yogesh Gupta, Ph.D., Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, was interviewed about a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. According to the study, the COVID-19-causing coronavirus disguises itself so it can hide inside cells in order to replicate without being detected by the immune system; decoding the coronavirus structure could lead to new […]
News 4: CDC updates isolation duration and precautions for COVID-19 patients
July 27, 2020
Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, discusses CDC updates on isolation guidelines for people diagnosed with COVID-19, with changes due to studies showing a large majority of patients were no longer infectious after 10 days. Read the story.
Fox 29: CDC updates isolation duration and precautions for COVID-19 patients
July 27, 2020
Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, discusses CDC updates on isolation guidelines for people diagnosed with COVID-19, with changes due to studies showing a large majority of patients were no longer infectious after 10 days. Read the story.
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: ICE must release children with their families
July 27, 2020
Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Arlyn Ambriz, one of our medical students, joined with a faculty member from the University of California San Francisco, wrote this op-ed about the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus in immigration facilities and the concerns surrounding possible family separations. They discuss the negative impacts on immigrant children such […]