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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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
July 27, 2020
Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics & Hospital Medicine, addresses back-to-school concerns for children. She is part of a coalition that is working on creating a plan to reopen schools safely. Whereas children under the age of 10 don’t seem transmit COVID-19 as easily as adults— perhaps because their cough isn’t as strong and they’re not as […]
July 27, 2020
Dr. Gladys Keene, dean, Laredo Regional Campus, was interviewed by KGNS-TV 8, Laredo, and weighs in on how to stop the spread of COVID-19. She advises families to go outdoors to stay active in addition and discussed the importance of social distancing and masking. Read and watch the story.