Stop the Spread January 6 1/06/2022 | 6 pm |Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this KENS 5 TV report on isolating and quarantining properly with omicron raging January 5 1/05/2022 | 6 pm |Dr. Fred Campbell, General & Hospital Medicine, told KSAT 12 TV audiences that while PCR tests remain the gold standard for COVID-19 testing, at-home or rapid tests are at least 85% to 90% effective, citing recent studies January 5 1/05/2022 | 6 pm |Dr. Fred Campbell, General & Hospital Medicine, contributed to this KENS 5 TV story strongly advising against people deliberately trying to get COVID by having dangerous “COVID” parties and reminding everyone that getting fully vaccinated against the virus is still the best option January 4 1/04/2022 | 6 pm | Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Diabetes, is quoted in this ScienceNews story as an independent speaker; the topic relates to the theory that the coronavirus may cause fat cells to miscommunicate, leading to diabetes; DeFronzo comments that whether coronavirus infections cause diabetes, or simply unmask the condition in susceptible people, such as people who are overweight or obese, is not yet clear January 4 1/04/2022 | 6 pm | Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases/Center for Medical Ethics and Humanities, spoke to KSAT 12 news audiences regarding the concern parents have about COVID-19 as the Northside ISD students return to the classroom from winter break January 4 1/04/2022 | 6 pm |Dr. Fred Campbell, General & Hospital Medicine, shared information on Texas Standard, a statewide public radio program, about guidelines for protection against the new omicron variant, how to tell COVID-19 from cedar fever and substitutes for an N95 mask January 4 1/04/2022 | 6 pm| Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, also contributed to this second KENS 5 TV story on the proper way to use at-home coronavirus test kits, adding that, if you test earlier than five days following being exposed to someone with COVID, you can get a false negative and, if you are having symptoms, even after you test negative with a home test, it’s a good idea to go ahead and get a molecular test January 4 1/04/2022 | 6 pm| Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is quoted at the conclusion of this KENS 5 TV story about the growing confusion over new CDC guidelines as COVID testing has come into high demand, saying that it’s still not too late to get a vaccine or vaccine booster which can only help curb the spread January 4 1/04/2022 | 6 pm |Dr. Evelien Bunnik, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, is featured in this Texas Public Radio story on her team’s findings that natural immunity from COVID-19 may be weaker in people who have had a severe case of the disease; she added that, because the virus has evolved, it is essential for everyone to get vaccinated, not just those at high risk or who have had severe COVID-19 January 3 1/03/2022 | 1 pm |Long School of Medicine student Rolando Garza, a member of the research team of Dr. Evelien Bunnik, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, and Dr. Tom Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this Telemundo San Antonio 60 TV piece on the likelihood that severe COVID-19 could reduce immune resistance to the coronavirus, offering that vaccines against the coronavirus are the best option; findings of this new study reveal important information about how the body and the immune response work to fight against COVID-19 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 79 »
