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May 29, 2020
Dr. Ruben Mesa, the director of the Mays Cancer Center, and Dimpy Shah, Ph.D. assistant professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences discuss a new report published about COVID-19 and cancer. Read and watch the full story.
May 29, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answers listeners’ questions about their health during the coronavirus pandemic. Read and listen to the Q&A.
May 28, 2020
Dr. Ruth Berggren, infectious diseases specialist and director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, discussed the importance of wearing a face mask in public and answering questions about herd immunity. Read and watch the full story.
May 27, 2020
The task force will take guidance from the UT System and the state, and work with a three-member public health advisory group that includes David Lakey, vice chancellor for health affairs and chief medical officer for the UT System; San Antonio Metro Health Director Dawn Emerick; and Jason Bowling, associate professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases at UT […]
May 26, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, was a guest on KTSA radio’s Ask a Doctor segment to answer listeners’ questions about their health during the coronavirus pandemic. He explained what hydroxychloroquine is and discussed contact tracing. Read and listen to the Q&A.
May 21, 2020
Dr. Thomas Patterson, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease, says the ongoing clinical trials of remdesivir continue to offer glimmers of hope. “It’s an antiviral drug that has shown promise in animal models against the coronavirus,” says Patterson. Read the story.