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University Hospital is first in San Antonio to perform innovative heart procedure
December 04, 2020
The Valve and Structural Heart Disease team at University Hospital has become the first in San Antonio to perform an innovative new type of the minimally invasive heart procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR. The transcaval TAVR, performed at University Hospital Thursday, expands access of TAVR for patients who would not traditionally be candidates for the procedure. Dr. Ahmed A. Almomani, UT Health San Antonio interventional cardiologist and structural heart disease...
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Research finds effective alternatives for treating long-lasting seizures
September 08, 2020
A recent study concludes there may be several effective treatment options for patients suffering from long-lasting seizures.
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Phase 3 of remdesivir study at University Hospital, UT Health includes a well-known multiple sclerosis drug
August 07, 2020
University Health System and UT Health San Antonio have begun enrolling their first patients for the third phase of a clinical trial studying the effectiveness of the drug remdesivir in treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In this portion of the fast-moving double-blind study, some patients will receive remdesivir plus interferon beta-1a, a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis. Other patients will receive remdesivir and a placebo. Interferons are proteins that strengthen the...
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University Hospital becomes world’s largest study site for promising COVID-19 drug
July 10, 2020
Researchers prepare for next phase of study.
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University Health System begins processing COVID-19 tests from across Texas
June 09, 2020
University Health System began processing COVID-19 tests from across the state, using expanded capacity that it has been building for several months.
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FDA grants emergency use for new COVID-19 drug being tested at University Hospital
May 01, 2020
Early results of a COVID-19 treatment study being conducted in San Antonio shows a faster recovery time and fewer deaths for patients on the new therapy.
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Here’s our chief nurse’s design for a mask that would block airborne particles
April 20, 2020
Update: We have received numerous calls and emails from people around the country who want to see instructions for making the N95 replacement mask designed by University Health System’s chief nurse executive Tommye Austin. We are sharing this design with the understanding it should only be used for non-commercial purposes, and we cannot guarantee that others using this design will have a mask as effective as the one created by Austin. Here’s how she sourced special materials,...
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University Health System among first to test a potential COVID-19 treatment
April 13, 2020
We are among the first in the country to help test a drug that may prove effective in treating COVID-19.
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Sterilization process allows for reuse of N95 masks
April 08, 2020
Researchers report that a used N95 mask sterilized with hydrogen peroxide gas blocked infectious particles as effectively as an unused mask, which screens out 95% of airborne particles.
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Grant to help University Health System in fight to end South Texas’ HIV epidemic
June 28, 2019
A federal grant will bolster University Health System’s efforts to end the spread of HIV in Bexar and surrounding counties. The $200,000 grant funds the new campaign, “Stay in the Game: What’s Your Score?”, an outreach effort to connect people living with HIV/AIDS to healthcare. “The virus’ increase is mostly among young people, and it’s very hard to connect them to care,” said Dr. Roberto Villarreal, University Health System’s senior vice...
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