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June 22, 2020
Cindy Sickora, DNP, RN, vice dean of practice, UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing; Ruth Berggren, MD, Infectious Diseases; and Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, Institute for Health Promotion Research, speak to the critical factors of science upon which is based the public education initiative, “We Can Stop the Spread.” Read the full story.
June 19, 2020
UT Health San Antonio launched a public education initiative to highlight the science behind face masks as being integral to protecting people from contracting the coronavirus. Multiple studies have proven the effectiveness of wearing masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19. “This is not fear-mongering,” said Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious diseases specialist and internal […]
June 18, 2020
UT Health San Antonio calls on the community to do its part UT Health San Antonio’s president, William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, today called for area residents to intensify their commitment to safe behaviors in response to a marked increase in COVID-19 cases. “As health care leaders, we are committed to our patients and communities […]
June 16, 2020
President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, says we can stop the spread of COVID-19 and urges people to rededicate themselves to wearing face masks, social distancing and good hand hygiene. In this KSAT 12 Q&A, Dr. Henrich discusses the recent surge in cases and shares some important reminders to help stop the spread.
June 16, 2020
Dr. Jan Patterson, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and associate dean at the Long School of Medicine, stresses the importance of continuing the use of face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. “This is a time to consider our community and our responsibility to ourselves and each other,” she said. […]
June 16, 2020
Ruth Berggren, MD, infectious diseases specialist and director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is concerned about recent jumps in both the rate of positive cases among test results and the hospitalization rate of patients with COVID-19. So even as restrictions are eased, Dr. Berggren says residents should wash their hands, reduce the […]