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August 21, 2020
More than $20 million in new funding has been awarded to the Mays Cancer Center. More than $10 million dollars will go to the center as part of its renewal as a National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center. The Mays Cancer Center was also awarded $10.3 million in grants from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute […]
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.
August 11, 2020
Dr. Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed about the drug remdesivir now entering the third phase of clinical trials at University Hospital, keeping us on the cutting edge of the battle against COVID-19. In this Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial 3, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, remdesivir will be paired with a drug called […]
August 7, 2020
Dr. Holly Day, Hospital & General Medicine, spoke to News 4 audiences regarding COVID patients who also may be fighting COVID pneumonia, one of the most common resulting issues that can be unusually severe and lead to chronic lung disease. Read and watch the story.
August 6, 2020
Dr. Alvaro Moreira, Pediatrics-Neonatology, was interviewed by KSAT 12 TV regarding a new NIH study that provides some details about the inflammatory condition associated with some children who get COVID-19, indicating that what was previously thought about MIS-C has changed dramatically in the months since it first showed up in New York in March. Read […]
August 3, 2020
Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics, was interviewed about the importance of getting children vaccinated before the school year, despite the pandemic. Read and watch the story.