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September 14, 2020
Dr. Luz Garcini, assistant professor at the Center for Research to Advance Community Health at UT Health San Antonio, is quoted in an article that discusses the worsening mental health issues during COVID-19 and ways she believes this secondary pandemic can be addressed. Read the story.
September 14, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, answers questions on KSAT 12 regarding the mysterious illness in the AstraZeneca vaccine trial and what it means for the future of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Read and watch the story.
September 11, 2020
Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, assistant professor in the Joe. R and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, explains that research is underway about why diabetes makes fighting COVID-19 more difficult. Read and watch the story.
September 11, 2020
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Salud America!, Institute for Health Promotion Research, contributed to a San Antonio Report story about a new campaign that educates Latino families on how to slow the spread of coronavirus. Read the full story.
September 11, 2020
If a virus threatened our state and we had a vaccine to protect us, most of us would get the shot, right? Not if the 2018-2019 flu season is any indication. Last fall/winter, only 47.9% of the Texas population received a flu shot and the U.S. vaccination rate was 49.2%. The COVID-19 pandemic should be […]
September 4, 2020
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring and interventions.
