Residents demonstrate grit to care for patients during winter storm

February 26, 2021

Residents and team leads in the Department of Family and Community Medicine displayed extraordinary resiliency and leadership taking care of patients and each other during the winter storms. “As COVID has taught us, in every difficult situation for the health care community and the community at large, there is plenty of good to be found,” […]

Members of family and community medicine stand in the snow on campus.

The police are healers, too.

February 25, 2021

One frigid night, UT Health San Antonio Police Department Officer John Langston rescued a resident physician whose car was stuck in the ice and snow on Floyd Curl Drive. The young doctor was frantically trying to get to work at University Hospital, and Officer Langston obliged, getting her safely to her hospital shift. Police dispatchers […]

staff vehicle on campus in snow.

Your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered with Dr. Amelie Ramirez

February 22, 2021

With the COVID-19 vaccine now here, hopes for stopping the spread and returning to normal life are on the rise. But many people within the community are still hesitant to receive the vaccine, with concerns about safety and efficacy. In this series, “Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered,” our experts explain why getting the vaccine is not only safe, but also the best way to protect yourself and the people you love.

Campus weather-related updates

February 19, 2021

Feb. 18, 6:31 p.m. update for UT Health San Antonio, faculty, staff, students and trainees: In an effort to serve our patients and students, and to continue our research efforts, on-campus activities will resume at noon, Friday, Feb. 19. For those with on-campus responsibilities, please report to campus by noon if you can do so […]

Data analysis shows convalescent plasma improves survival in COVID-19 patients with blood cancers

February 11, 2021

Media contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 11, 2021) — Treatment with convalescent plasma was associated with significant survival benefit in patients with blood cancer who were hospitalized with COVID-19. The new data analysis was released Feb. 5 by the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19). The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT […]