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October 19, 2020
In this perspective article, Luz Maria Garcini, PhD, MPH, assistant professor at the Center for Research to Advance Community Health at UT Health San Antonio, considers what the upcoming presidential election might mean for the access to mental health care of people living with undocumented status in the United States. Read the article.
October 19, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, continues her weekly appearance on KSAT 12 with advice about washing hands to avoid not only COVID-19 but also the common cold. Watch the interview.
October 16, 2020
Coronavirus uses enzymatic cutter for virus production and to disable essential immune proteins American and Polish scientists, reporting Oct. 16 in the journal Science Advances, laid out a novel rationale for COVID-19 drug design – blocking a molecular “scissor” that the virus uses for virus production and to disable human proteins crucial to the immune […]
October 14, 2020
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, spoke to News 4 San Antonio audiences about a condition scientists and COVID survivors call “brain fog.” Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez, who runs a recovery clinic for COVID patients, indicates that more data is becoming available from MRI studies where scientists can look at specific parts of the brain. Read […]
October 13, 2020
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, discussed preparing for the flu season with COVID-19 and why getting the flu shot is so important for everyone in the community. Read and watch the story.
October 13, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital and General Medicine, answers listeners’ questions about how to best protect themselves against the aerosolized spread of COVID-19, the effectiveness of UV light sanitizers and masking after the pandemic is over. Listen to the interview.