Newsroom
July 24, 2020
Discovery lays groundwork for designing novel antiviral drugs With an alarm code, we can enter a building without bells going off. It turns out that the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has the same advantage entering cells. It possesses the code to waltz right in. On July 24 in Nature Communications, researchers at The University of […]
July 23, 2020
Dr. Gladys Keene, dean, UT Health San Antonio Regional Campus Laredo, was interviewed by KGNS-TV 8, Laredo, on the major tips of hand hygiene, mask-wearing, avoiding gatherings and social distancing in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. Watch the interview.
July 23, 2020
Dr. Patrick Ramsey, maternal-fetal medicine, shares ways expectant mothers can protect themselves from COVID-19. Read and watch the story.
July 23, 2020
Dr. Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, did an interview about the international remdesivir clinical trial being conducted and the shortage of the antiviral in San Antonio. Watch the story.
July 22, 2020
Nationally renowned transplant surgeon Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, from UT Health in San Antonio, asks that the Hispanic community fight united against the coronavirus. He urges people to wear a mask, wash their hands, stay at home and social distance. Read the story.
July 22, 2020
Dr. Thomas Patterson, Infectious Diseases, discusses the international remdesivir clinical trial being conducted in partnership with University Health System. He says the first phase of the study determined that the drug significantly reduced recovery time for patients with COVID-19. Read and listen to the story.