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COVID-19 Update: Vaccines

COVID-19 Update: Vaccines

  • Post author:Elizabeth Allen
  • Post published:October 20, 2020
  • Post category:COVID-19/Infectious Diseases/Research
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 How long does it really take to make a vaccine? Why is it a bad idea to rush a phase 3 trial? And how is the COVID-19 global pandemic…

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What kind of mask is best?

What kind of mask is best?

  • Post author:Elizabeth Allen
  • Post published:August 20, 2020
  • Post category:COVID-19/Infectious Diseases/Research
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What kind of mask is best? The one on your face. Dr. Jason Bowling explains the pros and cons of the most commonly used masks, and how they are one…

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How dangerous is COVID-19 if I have diabetes?
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How dangerous is COVID-19 if I have diabetes?

  • Post author:Kimberly Nelson
  • Post published:August 3, 2020
  • Post category:COVID-19/Diabetes/Infectious Diseases/Research
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If you have diabetes, you might be concerned that you’re at a higher risk of contracting coronavirus. You may also be worried that you could be more vulnerable to complications…

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Lead researcher talks about remdesivir clinical trials

Lead researcher talks about remdesivir clinical trials

  • Post author:Shelley Kofler
  • Post published:May 18, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/COVID-19/Infectious Diseases/Research
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The COVID-19 Infectious Disease team at University Health System and UT Health San Antonio is participating in the patient testing of a promising COVID-19 drug, remdesivir. Based on encouraging, preliminary…

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Plasma treatments for patients with COVID-19

Plasma treatments for patients with COVID-19

  • Post author:Kimberly Nelson
  • Post published:May 4, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/COVID-19/Infectious Diseases/Research/Wellness
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Convalescent plasma, which is plasma derived from patients recovering from an illness, has shown promising results when used to treat patients with the coronavirus. How does plasma therapy work? The…

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New hope for hepatitis C patients

New hope for hepatitis C patients

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:December 12, 2019
  • Post category:Infectious Diseases/News/Research

Liver damage from hepatitis C is the No. 1 reason for liver transplants at University Hospital and across the country. But that may change in the wake of a new study involving…

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Finding hepatitis C
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Finding hepatitis C

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:December 2, 2019
  • Post category:Cancer/Infectious Diseases/News/Research/Surgery/Transplants

All Baby Boomers should be screened for hepatitis C, according to federal recommendations. That’s because an estimated three-quarters of infections are in people born between 1945 and 1965, and most…

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How clinical trials save lives

How clinical trials save lives

  • Post author:Kimberly Nelson
  • Post published:September 25, 2019
  • Post category:Research
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In a survey of U.S. adults, almost half agreed that clinical trials should be part of the standard medical care in America, and 37% of the same group said they…

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A medical miracle

A medical miracle

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:May 18, 2018
  • Post category:Children's Health/News/NICU/Pregnancy/Research/Surgery

Halfway through what would have been a normal pregnancy, Adriana Zepeda went into premature labor with her second child. She delivered little Amber at 24 weeks gestation and a birth…

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Stopping trouble before it begins

Stopping trouble before it begins

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:March 23, 2018
  • Post category:Diabetes/News/Research

Diabetes is called a silent epidemic because many people don’t know they have it until the disease does considerable harm to their organs and blood vessels over many years. But…

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