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February 23, 2021
Individuals with cancer who get COVID-19 are more likely to have severe illness and higher death rates compared to the general public. The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, has prioritized offering the COVID-19 vaccine to its patients and is conducting an observational study to better understand how the immune […]
February 23, 2021
Dr. Patrick Ramsey, Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal Fetal Medicine, answers questions for KSAT 12 audiences about the COVID-19 vaccine and the safety of it for pregnant women. Read and watch the Q&A.
February 22, 2021
Dr. Diego Maselli, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, was interviewed for this San Antonio Express-News story about new studies that suggest asthmatics who contract COVID-19 will not have it longer or die at higher rates than the general population. Read the story.
February 22, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, reminds San Antonio residents that, beyond the melting of the snow, COVID-19 is still out there and social distancing measures still apply. Read the story.
February 19, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, continued in his ongoing service to listeners of the Texas Standard, a public radio program that airs on TPR stations across Texas, answering questions about their health during the coronavirus pandemic and issues caused by the severe winter weather. Listen here.
February 18, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, again participated in the weekly KSAT 12 series, noting that we’ve had an unprecedented number of health care appointments, including for vaccinations, canceled because of the weather; luckily a grace period up to 42 days will allow for the delay of the vaccine’s second doses without any compromise, but still […]