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November 2, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Potter, Vice President for Research, is quoted in this story about the partnership established between UT Health San Antonio, University Health and the Laredo Health Department for the study of long COVID. Read story
November 1, 2021
On Oct. 26, the Food and Drug Administration approved COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11. The decision will now go before the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) for a final recommendation Nov. 2-3.
November 1, 2021
Dr. Marcela Mazo, from the Mays Cancer Center for patient care services within the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, participated in a Breast Cancer Awareness Facebook Live virtual forum on Univision (KWEX-TV) where she and other experts discussed various topics including advances and treatments in breast cancer and misconceptions of clinical trials […]
November 1, 2021
Dr. Waridibo Allison, an infectious disease physician at UT Health San Antonio and program director of the Rural Telementoring Training Center (RTTC), was interviewed by KSAT 12 in San Antonio on the launch of the nationwide RTTC to provide help to stressed rural health care providers. Raudell Bobadilla, senior research coordinator and a community health […]
November 1, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, pediatric infectious disease doctor at UT Health San Antonio, answered questions during this live, KSAT 12 Leading SAweekend morning show interview segment where she discussed the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, including the vaccine being safe and effective, the minor side effects and where you can get the shot […]
October 29, 2021
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, who see patients at University Health, are recruiting 900 adult COVID-19 survivors for a federally funded study that seeks to understand why some people have prolonged symptoms or develop new or returning symptoms after the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The partnership also includes the Laredo Health Department as a clinical partner in this major effort.
