COVID

COVID; Prevention

What Texans need to know about monkeypox

Helen King, M.D.

June 16, 2022

Latest

Sizing up the second booster: If, and when, to get another COVID-19 shot

April 22, 2022

Coping with crisis fatigue: 7 tips to ‘keep calm and carry on…’

March 3, 2022

Maternal vaccination reduces newborn COVID-19 hospitalization risk by 61%

February 22, 2022

Straight answers on Omicron, the fast-moving COVID-19 variant

January 20, 2022

Understanding Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant of concern

December 22, 2021

Life cycle of a coronavirus: How respiratory illnesses harm the body

How can a microscopic respiratory infection such as COVID-19 wreak such havoc in the body so quickly? And why do some patients get hit harder than others. Lung specialist Sonja Bartolome, M.D., discusses how a coronavirus can progress in our respiratory tracts.

Sonja Bartolome, M.D.

April 2, 2020

Brain; COVID; Orthopaedics and Rehab

Life after coronavirus: PM&R helps patients beat muscle weakness, brain fog

After COVID-19 infection, many patients struggle with "brain fog" and muscle weakness. See how custom Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation care can improve patients' long-term health.

Kim Barker, M.D.

June 4, 2020

COVID

How to talk to COVID-19 vaccine holdouts: Calm fears, correct myths

Is there anything you can say to a reluctant friend or family member to persuade them COVID-19 vaccination is the right choice for them? The short answer is: 'yes,' says UT Southwestern's Sonja Bartolome. M.D.

Sonja Bartolome, M.D.

July 22, 2021

COVID

Which COVID test is best? Pros and cons of coronavirus detection methods

With more people getting tested for COVID-19, which method is the best? And do I really need to get a test? Check out this quick comparison of the three main types of coronavirus detection tests, the methods, the speed of results, and their overall effectiveness.

Sonja Bartolome, M.D.

September 3, 2020

'If people who are resistant to mask wearing and getting vaccinated could see what I see every day – a hospital full of children in pain, some struggling to breathe; exhausted health care workers; parents stricken with fear and guilt – I believe most of them would change their behaviors.'

Jennifer Johnston, M.D. quoted from: More kids are being hospitalized with COVID-19 daily. As parents, we can do better.

COVID

After COVID-19 vaccination, how soon will life return to normal?

As more people get fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the natural question becomes: when will life return to normal? Brad Cutrell, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist at UT Southwestern, gives you the real answers.