Posts written by gillv

03/05/2021 | 5 pm | Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, appeared on the KSAT 12 nightly briefing with Mayor Nirenberg who updated the community regarding the reported 197,497 total of COVID-19 cases and the 2,678 total deaths in Bexar County

March 5, 2021

03/05/2021 | 5 pm | Philip G. Chen, MD, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, spoke recently of his JAMA-published study regarding the fact that the COVID-19 nasal swab test may not be best for those who’ve had sinus surgery

March 5, 2021

03/04/2021 | 6 pm | The opinion piece of Drs. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy and Jessica Sandoval, Psychiatry, ran on Page A15 of the Feb. 27 print editions of the San Antonio Express-News; after the faculty members addressed our community’s being torn by stress and uncertainty throughout the past year due to COVID, and its having recently faced a deadly winter storm, they offered some tips for how to best cope on “survival mode”

March 4, 2021

03/04/2021 | 6 pm | The SA Cancer Council, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that supports the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, was put in the KSAT 12 Community spotlight for its donation of more than $5.6 million to the center, even as we are still going through unprecedented times with the coronavirus

March 4, 2021

03/04/2021 | 6 pm | Eligible faculty, staff and student employees of UTSA have been notified that COVID-19 vaccine appointments are now available from UT Health San Antonio, offering two new options for Phase 1A/1B–eligible employees to receive vaccinations; news of such appeared on UTSA Today

March 4, 2021

02/24/2021 | 5 pm | Dr. Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Psychiatry, wrote of her witnessing the devastating mental health challenges faced by children of color, only emphasized by more COVID-19 infections and deaths, in an opinion piece published by the AAMC

February 24, 2021

Your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered with Dr. Amelie Ramirez

February 23, 2021

02/23/2021 | 10 am | Dr. Patrick Ramsey, Obstetrics & Gynecology/Maternal Fetal Medicine, answers questions for KSAT 12 audiences about the COVID-19 vaccine and the safety of it for pregnant women

February 23, 2021

02/22/2021 | 5:15 pm | Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, reminds San Antonio residents that, beyond the melting of the snow, COVID-19 is still out there and social distancing measures still apply

February 22, 2021

02/19/2021 | 6 pm | Dr. Fred Campbell, Hospital & General Medicine, continued in his ongoing service to listeners of the Texas Standard, a public radio program that airs on TPR stations across Texas, answering questions about their health during the coronavirus pandemic and issues caused by the severe winter weather

February 19, 2021