Yahoo! Finance: Breaking down the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant
June 17, 2021
In this video, Dr. Owais Durrani, Emergency Medicine resident physician, discusses the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant in Yahoo! Finance. Watch here.
KSAT 12: Blood donors sought as San Antonio hospital orders outpace donations
June 10, 2021
Dr. Donald Jenkins, Trauma and Emergency Surgery, is quoted in this KSAT 12 story about the growing demand for blood donations and the impact of a critically low blood supply in San Antonio. Watch the story.
KGNS-TV: Thousands of Texans skipping out on second dose
May 19, 2021
Dr. Jessica Solis-McCarthy, Emergency Medicine, is quoted in this KGNS TV (Laredo) story about people who are missing their second COVID-19 dose or choosing to not get it. She believes that transportation, accessibility and fear/concern of side effects could have a lot to do with this. Watch the story.
News 4: ‘They could have seizures’: dangerous Tik Tok trend gaining popularity among teenagers
May 18, 2021
Dr. Han Tony Gao, Emergency Medicine, is quoted in this News 4 story about the Benadryl challenge circulating on social media. Dr. Gao explains that children and teens could have seizures and be hospitalized after ingesting too many pills. Watch the story.
Medscape: Power outages are increasing. Can medical equipment users adapt?
May 12, 2021
Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, is quoted in this Medscape article and explained the challenges people faced to recharge their medical equipment during the power outages caused by the February 2021 winter storm in Texas. Read the story.
San Antonio Business Journal: Major SA institutions collaborating on surgical diabetes treatment
April 22, 2021
Dr. Richard Peterson, Surgery/Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Medicine/Diabetes, are quoted in this San Antonio Business Journal article about UT Health San Antonio spearheading a collaborative project involving University Health and Texas Biomedical Research Institute on a new surgical option for treating diabetes. Read the story.