Friday, April 19
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San Antonio-area health news
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Council members want faster action on vicious dogs — Animal Care Services has a three-year plan to provide rapid response to “critical calls” reporting dangerous animals after a string of serious dog attacks. Some council members want to speed up that timeline.
Express-News, April 18
Lack of eye care a problem close to home, too — Dr. James Lehmann, a volunteer for a global eye-care charity, writes that many in San Antonio also go without vision care, which can have far-reaching detrimental effects. Express-News, April 16
Inefficient health care costs Texans billions — Business columnist Chris Tomlinson writes of a new report produced by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas and others that estimates inefficiencies in the state’s medical system cost the economy $7 billion a year.
Express-News, April 14
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UT Health San Antonio news
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Autism research often more bigotry than science — In a guest essay, a local educator with autism takes issue with a recent UT Health San Antonio study, arguing such research is damaging and “reframes what is a naturally occurring neurotype into both an epidemic and as a problem to be eradicated.”
Express-News, April 19
Whole blood ambulances — An interview with UT Health San Antonio’s Dr. C.J. Winckler on San Antonio's efforts to equip ambulances with whole blood. Texas Public Radio, April 14
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Texas and national health news
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Weekly News Digest is a service of University Health’s Corporate Communications and Marketing Department. Send comments or suggestions to Donald.Finley2@uhtx.com.
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