UT Health San Antonio urologist discovers combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks

September 9, 2024

  Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, professor of medical education and urology at Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovers the combination of valproic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 and lessen its severity, according to […]



Personal challenge to global solution

September 4, 2024

UT Health San Antonio urologist demonstrates potential of valproic acid-DHA in lessening risk of contracting COVID-19   When the world locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, rather than slowing down, this distinguished urologist and medical educator merely switched gears.   Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, is a professor of medical education and urology at Joe […]

UT Health San Antonio faculty member helps create universal long COVID definition

July 31, 2024

A report released June 11 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) provides a working definition of long COVID. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]