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August 31, 2020
Dr. Shawn Varney, South Texas Poison Center, spoke to KSAT 12 audiences about the fact that even small amounts of alcohol in hand sanitizers can be lethal to a small child. Read and watch the story.
August 27, 2020
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Dr. Greg Aune, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, is a cancer survivor who is on a mission to help young cancer patients. Dr. Aune conducts research at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute. Read and watch the story.
August 26, 2020
Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Psychiatry, was interviewed for this Spanish-language story about the use of quarantine capsules during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimize the risk of infection. Watch the story.
August 24, 2020
Dr. Dina Tom, Inpatient Pediatrics, and Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, contributed comments for a San Antonio Express-News feature on mothers’ fears resulting from their children being hospitalized with COVID-19. Read the story.
August 20, 2020
Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD, Psychiatry, shares some tips families can use to adjust to virtual learning at home during the pandemic. Watch the interview.
August 20, 2020
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Neonatology, was interviewed by Newsweek for a story addressing the fact that children might spread coronavirus more than we thought—and get different symptoms; the authors of the study being reported on warned that students could fuel the pandemic if the correct precautions aren’t taken when schools reopen. Read the story.