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January 11, 2021
By Cliff Despres, Institute for Health Promotion Research, UT Health San Antonio By choosing to not puff away indoors, smokers deserve a thank-you for protecting their family, friends and neighbors from secondhand smoke, especially during the COVID-19 respiratory pandemic. That’s why the new “Mil Gracias (A Thousand Thanks) for Not Smoking Indoors!” campaign, led by […]
January 11, 2021
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and their work on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain, were featured in the Jan. 18 printed edition of the San Antonio Express-News. Read the story.
January 11, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, spoke to KENS 5 TV viewers about the recent study that suggests the Pfizer vaccine is effective against coronavirus variants. Read and watch the story.
January 11, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, contributed to a KENS 5 story that was propagated by MSN regarding helpful information as our city prepares for mass vaccinations, as well as on the topic of someone’s getting COVID between the administration of the first and second doses of the vaccine. Read and […]
January 11, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, provided an interview for this San Antonio Express-News front-page story on Sunday, Jan. 10 about what the public can expect when it comes to acquiring the COVID-19 vaccine in our area, drawing similarities to the PPE supply situation when the pandemic first started. Read the […]
January 11, 2021
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was interviewed by UPI‘s Brian Dunleavy regarding an article recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association; the article cites decades of scientific evidence suggesting it is very likely that COVID-19 will have long-term effects on the brains and […]