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October 5, 2020
Dr. Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed by KSAT 12 TV regarding President Trump’s receiving the anti-viral drug remdesivir, to which the FDA has granted emergency authorization, the indications that lead to remdesivir being administered, its side effects and what more is known about COVID’s response to remdesivir since clinical trials of the drug began […]
October 5, 2020
In addition to speaking about the spread of COVID-19 in San Antonio and vaccine development, Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, discussed two recently published studies on hydroxychloroquine that show the medication is not effective for COVID-19. Read and watch the story.
October 5, 2020
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, discusses the differences between the 1918 flu pandemic and our current COVID-19 pandemic, during a discussion about President Trump’s infection with the coronavirus. Read the story.
September 30, 2020
Robert Leverence, MD, chief medical officer of UT Health Physicians, appeared in two KSAT 12 news interviews to discuss why getting the flu shot, this year in particular, is so important for our community. Read and watch the story.
September 30, 2020
Prior KSAT 12 news coverage of Dr. Shawn Varney, medical director of the South Texas Poison Center, is referenced within this story in Reform Austin that focuses on the dangers of hand sanitizer packaged to look like food and drink products. Read the story.
September 28, 2020
UT Health San Antonio’s Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital and General Medicine, said that while aerosol particles of the COVID-19 contain the virus, they don’t appear to be infectious, The Texas Standard reported. Read the bulletin.