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April 5, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, suggests to KENS 5 audiences that parents of young children should wait until more studies yield data that at least one of the vaccines is safe for them. Watch the story.
April 2, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, is quoted near the end of this KENS 5 story saying that parents who want their children vaccinated now should consider enrolling their kids in a clinical trial. Read and watch the story.
April 1, 2021
By Steven Lee A research team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also known as UT Health San Antonio, seeks to prevent Hispanic childhood obesity with the help of a five-year, $1 million grant from Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio. The potentially groundbreaking research led by principal investigator Lily […]
April 1, 2021
Dr. J.B. Cantey, Pediatrics, is in this Fox 29 story about the Pfizer announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine is 100 percent effective in trials involving kids 12 to 15 years old and its plan to request emergency-use authorization in the coming weeks from the FDA. Dr. Cantey said that it is not impossible to think […]
March 30, 2021
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics, spoke to KSAT 12 audiences about the fact that a ventilator can compromise COVID-19 patients who are critically ill; their breathing with assisted ventilation and weakened immune systems puts these patients at an increased risk for developing pneumonia. Read and watch the story.
March 30, 2021
Dr. Karen Hentschel-Franks, Pediatrics, was interviewed by KSAT 12’s Ursula Pari for a story about more children experiencing sleep issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a toll of virtual learning, social distancing and being in their rooms too many hours a day. Watch the story.