Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer at UT Health San Antonio, discussed the latest on COVID-19 vaccine news including the timetable for the vaccine, how the vaccine will be distributed, the types of side effects the vaccine may have and when the vaccine could be made available for the community. , Watch the video, UT Health San Antonio is partnering with the state of Texas and the CDC to receive and administer COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccine is currently not available to the general public. We are following priority grouping for vaccine administration recommended by the CDC and the State. When the vaccine becomes available for UT Health patients, notices will be sent by MyChart with additional communication…
Parenting is always challenging, but parenting in a pandemic is on a completely different level. Dr. Theresa Barton, a pediatric infectious disease doctor with UT Health San Antonio, and her colleagues discuss key questions during a virtual live stream with KSAT news. Find answers to topics such as: When should young children be tested for coronavirus? How can you make remote learning as…, Watch the livestream with KSAT here.
Bamlanivimab is not easy to pronounce, but it’s a new therapy that helps prevent dangerous outcomes and hospitalizations for high-risk patients with COVID-19. And it has finally arrived in Texas. Jan Patterson, MD, said that "patients who are treated early could potentially be kept out of the hospital, especially the high-risk patients with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and immuno-…
Ily Guckian of San Antonio has been a fighter since her arrival on Sept. 26, 2019. Born in the 31st week of pregnancy, Ily spent her first two months in a neonatal intensive care unit. “They wrapped her up immediately and rushed her out,” said her mother, Heather Guckian, a special education teacher. “I didn’t even get to hold her the day she was born.” A feeding tube and medications followed.…, Cranial Remolding Program, at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). There they met Darren Poidevin, CLPO , a licensed orthotic/prosthetic practitioner. “What we immediately appreciated about him was that he wasn’t like, oh, absolutely, we have to put a helmet on this kid right now,” Heather said. “He was more concerned about whether she had enough neck control to be safe in…, What is this treatment?, The brain of an infant grows rapidly and reshapes the skull, which early in life is pliable to accommodate brain growth. Cranial remolding places a custom-made helmet on a baby to redirect the brain growth to achieve head symmetry. Ily Guckian in red, white and blue Ily, held by her mother, Heather, proudly wears her red, white and blue at the pageant. “The helmets are made of copolymer plastic…, Championing Ily, The Guckian family selected a leopard print helmet that Ily wore 23 hours a day for the next 3½ months, from mid-February until June 1. With the COVID-19 pandemic commencing, mom and dad were able to keep Ily home more than normal, a decided blessing because of the spring heat. “We know people who own a pageant system, Star of America, and they are really good, genuine people, and they had…, The need to start early, Annually in the U.S., more than 600,000 infants will need cranial remolding treatment. Some babies are diagnosed with craniosynostosis, which is an early fusion of the sutures of the skull. Poidevin and his colleague, Jim Brookshier, MPO, CLPO , practice in the Department of Neurosurgery of the university’s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. They’ve evaluated more than 3,300…, ‘A near perfect head’, Ily had a great outcome. “Whenever we do a correction, whatever the baby’s asymmetry is, we have to get it below six millimeters,” Poidevin said. “Ily’s asymmetry was 13.5 and we got her down to two. That was a phenomenal correction. She did very well. “Mom was very committed to the program,” he added. “Parents must be compliant with the requirements. The child has to wear the helmet 23 hours a…, visit the program website .
Nine new providers have joined our Ob/Gyn team with locations in San Antonio and the Hill Country. Meet our new specialists in fertility treatment, surgery, high-risk pregnancy care, cancer treatment, gynecology and pregnancy care. Learn more about OBGYN at UT Health Physicians.
San Antonio Magazine has released its list of “San Antonio’s Top Doctors for Women” and 33 of the 82 doctors and specialists featured are with UT Health Physicians and the Mays Cancer Center. The list includes the best OB-GYNs and doctors in eight other practice areas specific to the treatment of women., View the full list
In a San Antonio Express-News opinion piece by State Representative, Ray Lopez, he shares his first-hand experience of suffering and recovering from a silent heart attack, which he thought was heartburn. Instead of letting the fear of contracting COVID-19 stop him from getting care, his wife quickly called Cindy Sickora, DNP, RN, a COVID-19 administrator at UT Health San Antonio, who urged him…
Dr. Thomas Patterson, Chief of Infectious Diseases, was interviewed by KENS 5 about the news released by Pfizer that its vaccine candidate may provide as much as 90% protection. Dr. Patterson discussed its effectiveness and reminded viewers that these are early results., Read and watch the story,
Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious disease physician with UT Health San Antonio's Long School of Medicine, explains how a COVID vaccine will be implemented and why voting is good for your health. Watch the full story with KSAT News.
By: Will Sansom With Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the rest of the holidays near there will be a lot of opportunities for South Texans to get together and unwittingly spread COVID-19. Predictive models of expected disease activity agree: How we will fare depends on public behavior. UT Health San Antonio urges everyone to continue mask wearing and handwashing during this critical time. Use hand…, View our We Can Stop the Spread expert video., “We have lower numbers of cases than other areas of the country, but our test positivity rate this past week has jumped from 5.8% to 6.9%,” Dr. Bowling said Tuesday during an appearance on Texas Public Radio. “We are seeing increased numbers of hospitalized patients, and these are the numbers that begin to track upward before we start to see even higher numbers of cases.” On Halloween, candy…