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August 13, 2021
Dr. Karen Schwab, with UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, was interviewed for a live segment on News 4 San Antonio about back-to-school vaccinations. She spoke to viewers about the importance of getting your children vaccinated, what parents/caregivers can do if they have misplaced a child’s immunization records and that it’s ok to get […]
August 12, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answered listeners’ questions on the statewide public radio show Texas Standard where he discussed several topics including the threat of the delta variant on kids, when kids under 12 will be eligible to get the shot and the effectiveness of at-home COVID-19 tests. Listen here
August 9, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, wrote this opinion piece published in the San Antonio Express-News. Her commentary explains how the delta variant is affecting children as the school year begins. Read commentary
August 6, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to KENS 5 viewers in this story about the critical capacity at hospitals across the city with COVID-positive patients, including children, and the importance of getting vaccinated to slow the spread, especially in the face of the delta variant. Watch story
August 3, 2021
This Medical Xpress story is about the TODAY studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine that showed that within 15 years of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, 60% of participants had at least one diabetes-related complication, and nearly a third of participants had two or more. Read story
August 2, 2021
UT Health San Antonio, University Health enrolled area children in TODAY studies. Media contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Shelley Kofler, (512) 294-5224, shelley.kofler@uhs-sa.com SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 2, 2021) — South Texas youth whose Type 2 diabetes was followed for up to 15 years in the TODAY studies have made an immensely important contribution to […]
