Students provide COVID-19 patient follow up through virtual outpatient clinic

November 5, 2020

SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 5, 2020) — When the novel coronavirus began in the spring, UT Health San Antonio students were suddenly taken out of their clinical rotations as a precaution. At the same time, the health care work force was stretched thin and there was a need to follow up with patients diagnosed with COVID-19 […]

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Time off to vote on Election Day

October 30, 2020

All UT Health San Antonio faculty and staff are eligible to take time off to vote on an election day for national, state and local elections when it isn’t possible to vote before or after normal working hours.




Behind the Shield: The fight is not yet over

October 29, 2020

I am an internal medicine resident at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, New York. I graduated from UT Health San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine in 2018. As part of my training in the internal medicine residency program, I have worked in both the hospital’s emergency room and on the inpatient […]






FDA approves remdesivir for COVID-19 patients

October 23, 2020

SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 23, 2020) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Oct. 22 that the drug remdesivir (Veklury) is the first approved treatment for COVID-19. The antiviral medication has been tested in study sites internationally since February, including a study site led by UT Health San Antonio and its clinical partner, University Health […]