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June 16, 2020
Ruth Berggren, MD, infectious diseases specialist and director of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, is concerned about recent jumps in both the rate of positive cases among test results and the hospitalization rate of patients with COVID-19. So even as restrictions are eased, Dr. Berggren says residents should wash their hands, reduce the […]
June 16, 2020
Doctors say patients need to be aware and have a supply of medication ready.
June 16, 2020
President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, discusses the recent surge of coronavirus cases in the community with KSAT 12 anchors, Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur. Dr. Henrich urges people to rededicate themselves to masking, social distancing and good hand hygiene to stop the spread of COVID-19. Watch the Q&A.
June 15, 2020
Dr. Brigitte Bailey, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the training director for its Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program, explains how to talk with children about race. She says it starts with examining your own views. Often, that also means acknowledging that you’re still learning, too. “This is difficult for parents to […]
June 11, 2020
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Disease, is the co-leader of the city’s asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program. Dr. Taylor worked alongside Dr. Anita Kurian, assistant director of Metro Health, and medical students. Their field work was aided by the San Antonio Fire Department and completed in less than a week. About 50 asymptomatic people were tested at […]
June 3, 2020
Dr. Ruben Mesa, director of the Mays Cancer Center, was interviewed about the new study in The Lancet featuring data from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium. Mesa said the results from the nearly 1,000 patients showed the death rate of cancer patients who contract COVID-19 is about 13%, twice the rate of the general population. […]