Austin American-Statesman: Opinion: Coronavirus exposes the weaknesses of America’s health care system

April 27, 2020

First-year medical student, Drew Pearson, wrote this op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman.

The Bloodline with LLS: What blood cancer patients need to know about COVID-19

April 24, 2020

Ruben Mesa, M.D., FACP, director of the Mays Cancer Center, is a guest on the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s podcast “The Bloodline”.

Conversation with the Cancer Letter: As COVID-19 peaks in San Antonio, Ruben Mesa predicts gradual reopening

April 24, 2020

Ruben A. Mesa, M.D., FACP, director of the Mays Cancer Center, discusses social distancing and the gradual reopening efforts in San Antonio during the COVID-19 pandemic.

San Antonio Current: San Antonio’s inequality endangers its most vulnerable residents during the coronavirus crisis

April 23, 2020

Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, is quoted in this San Antonio Current story about vulnerable groups in the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story.

San Antonio Express-News: Leaders mull reopening as experts warn of coming coronavirus waves

April 23, 2020

Dr. Barbara Taylor, associate professor of infectious disease and appointed leader of the COVID-19 Health Transition Team, is quoted several times in this story about cautiously reopening San Antonio and Bexar County. Read the full story.

Fox 29: Poisonings caused by disinfectants & hand sanitizer spike during pandemic

April 23, 2020

Dr. Shawn Varney, director of the South Texas Poison Center and an assistant professor of emergency medicine, discusses the major increase in the ingestion of hand sanitizer and other poisonous cleaning products in the home by children since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.