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July 30, 2020
Structures called primary cilia – which act like TV antennas for cells to detect signals – are present in fewer numbers in mice born with Fragile X syndrome, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). Study results were published July 30 in the journal […]
July 29, 2020
Dr. Rachel Pearson, Pediatrics and the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is quoted in this New York Times story about how parents who may be feeling unsure about school options this fall can handle anxiety as they make the tough decision. Dr. Pearson pointed out that the goal is not to guarantee that your […]
July 28, 2020
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics-Neonatology, explains COVID-19-related precautions that should be taken by expectant mothers. Read and watch the story.
July 28, 2020
Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Psychiatry, comments on the stress children and families are experiencing as parents debate the potential risk of school re-openings. Read and watch the story.
July 27, 2020
Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Arlyn Ambriz, one of our medical students, joined with a faculty member from the University of California San Francisco, wrote this op-ed about the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus in immigration facilities and the concerns surrounding possible family separations. They discuss the negative impacts on immigrant children such […]
July 27, 2020
Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics & Hospital Medicine, addresses back-to-school concerns for children. She is part of a coalition that is working on creating a plan to reopen schools safely. Whereas children under the age of 10 don’t seem transmit COVID-19 as easily as adults— perhaps because their cough isn’t as strong and they’re not as […]