Posts written by beason

9/12/2022 | 6 pm | Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, Rehabilitation Medicine, was quoted in this story, in TheAtlantic.com, about the fact that one of Long COVID’s worst symptoms is also its most misunderstood; the brain fog suffered by patients of Long COVID isn’t like a hangover, depression or ADHD, but rather a disorder of executive function that makes basic cognitive tasks wildly difficult

September 15, 2022

8/1/2022 | 6 pm | Fred Campbell, MD, Medicine, was interviewed by KSAT-12 TV for this story on seemingly contradictory expiration dates on home COVID-19 test kits

August 3, 2022

8/1/2022 | 6 pm | Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, Rehabilitation Medicine, was interviewed and quoted by National Public Radio for digital online and on-air radio pieces on long COVID; she commented that the impact of long COVID on the U.S. workforce is difficult as millions of Americans have long COVID and it is difficult to determine how long an individual’s work may be effected: Online news, 7/31, Weekend Edition Sunday

August 3, 2022

On-air radio and transcript, 7/29: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/29/1114613194/the-struggles-covid-long-haulers-face-at-the-workplace.

7/27/2022 | 6 pm | Dr. Fred Campbell, Medicine, appeared on Texas Standard, a statewide public radio program, to speak about the fact that COVID reinfections are on the rise thanks to the Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5; these new variants are highly infectious but come with relatively mild symptoms

August 3, 2022

7/29/22 | Bexar County COVID-19 community risk level high; take precautions

August 1, 2022

Dear UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff and learners: Based on data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as of July 28 2022, Bexar County’s COVID-19 community risk level remains high and worsening. The BA.5 variant is the dominant variant in the community. It is highly contagious and can infect people who have […]

7/22/2022 | 4 pm | Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, gave testimony July 19 before Congress on the toll of long COVID; her message shared that even those who are now fully recovered from COVID are not safe from disabling long-term symptoms. Her message was chronicled in news stories including this one of the NBC Today Show

July 25, 2022

7/15/2022 | 5 pm | Dr. Jason Bowling, Medicine-Infectious Diseases, was an invited guest on the Texas Public Radio podcast about what people should know about the omicron subvariant; the discussion included the fact that the BA.5 variant has now become the most dominant and transmissible strain of COVID-19 in the U.S.

July 20, 2022

7/11/2022 | 6 pm | Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases/Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, once again provided timely answers Friday for KSAT 12 TV viewers discussing the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the San Antonio area

July 12, 2022

7/8/2022 | 2 pm | Dr. Fred Campbell, Medicine, speaks to KSAT 12 TV audiences about the fact that heat and humidity could affect rapid antigen COVID-19 tests; while each brand is different, COVID-19 rapid tests should be stored in a dry and room-temperature location for best results

July 8, 2022

7/8/2022 | 2 pm | Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story on the city’s rising COVID-19 cases, attributing part of the rise to new, more transmissible subvariants, and urging people to get their boosters

July 8, 2022