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September 9, 2020
Children who suffer heart damage caused by COVID-19 may need lifelong care and treatment, according to a review of existing research published Friday by EClinicalMedicine. Alvaro Moreira, MD, MSc, a neonatologist and an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, is quoted in this story. Read the full story at […]
September 9, 2020
Because of the coronavirus, for the first time in its 43-year history, the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will be completely virtual. Virginia Kaklamani, MD, co-director of the symposium and head of the breast disease program at the Mays Cancer Center, and Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, director of the Mays Cancer Center, were quoted […]
September 8, 2020
Dr. Shawn Varney, South Texas Poison Center, explained that new numbers show calls to Texas poison control centers have skyrocketed since the pandemic began. Read and watch the video.
September 4, 2020
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring and interventions.
September 4, 2020
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), believed to be linked to COVID-19, damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring and interventions, said the senior author of a medical literature review published Sept. 4 in EClinicalMedicine, a journal of The Lancet. Case studies also show MIS-C can strike seemingly […]
September 4, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, was a guest on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” urging social distancing this holiday weekend to avoid another COVID-19 spike. Previous holiday weekends have contributed to a surge in cases. Listen to the interview.