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June 5, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answers listeners’ questions about their health during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Campbell answered questions about COVID-19 testing, whether or not protests put people at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 or if it’s safe for kids to play with their neighborhood friends. Read and listen to the full Q&A.
June 5, 2020
Dr. Jan Patterson, professor of medicine and infectious diseases, explains the dangers of groups singing closely together. “We know that the coronavirus is highly contagious and infects the upper respiratory tract,” said Dr. Patterson, professor. “When you’re in close, continual contact with someone who has the disease, there’s a high risk of transmission.” Singing is […]
June 3, 2020
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has partnered with UT Health San Antonio and the San Antonio Fire Department’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program (MIH) to conduct a study to assess the community prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections. This study will be led by Dr. Anita Kurian, Metro Health’s assistant director and head of Communicable Diseases and […]
June 3, 2020
Dr. Lee Birnbaum, Department of Neurology in the Long School of Medicine, says over the past few months, stroke centers in Bexar County have seen about a 50% drop in patient evaluations for stroke. “Our general feeling is probably patients aren’t coming into the hospital or calling 9-1-1 when they should because there’s just fear,” […]
June 2, 2020
UT Health San Antonio is participating in a study of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in San Antonio. Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is a co-PI of this study and UT Health San Antonio medical students are participating along with the San Antonio Fire Department and San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Read the full story.
June 2, 2020
UT Health San Antonio is participating in a study of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in San Antonio. Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is a co-PI of this study and UT Health San Antonio medical students are participating along with the San Antonio Fire Department and San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Read the full story.