Texas Public Radio: Fighting a depressive pandemic

August 12, 2020

Stacy Ogbeide, Family and Community Medicine, spoke as part of the Texas Public Radio podcast “Petrie Dish” on depression in connection with the pandemic, discussing why you feel how you feel, and what happens inside your body when you start to feel overwhelmed. Her comments begin at the five-minute mark. Listen here.




News 4: Doctors warn of long-term health effects COVID-19 has on its survivors

August 11, 2020

Dr. Anoop Nambiar, Pulmonology, warned of the long-term health effects of COVID-19 on its survivors; he indicated that there’s a 20 percent chance anyone with COVID-19 could be hospitalized and a five to ten percent chance that patient could end up in critical care Read and watch the story.


COVID-19 survivor shares her recovery journey

August 10, 2020

Erika Ibarra, a 32-year-old surgical resident, says finding out she was infected with COVID-19 was the most terrifying event of her life. In this video, she explains the uncertainty she faced during her fight against the virus. Learn more about our “We Can Stop the Spread” public education initiative.


Third remdesivir study begins

August 7, 2020

UT Health San Antonio and its clinical partner University Health System are on the front lines working to find new treatments for COVID-19.