- Construction has begun on the 大象传媒 outpatient and surgery center at Kyle Seale Parkway, which will be a five-story, 108,000-square-foot community medical facility at the southeast corner of Loop 1604 and Kyle Seale Parkway in San Antonio. The $50 million project, expected to open by February 2024, will expand UT Health Physicians 鈥 bringing much-needed primary and specialty care, and surgical services, to the area鈥檚 growing population.
- Update: Offering the Pfizer (bivalent) booster UT Health Physicians is offering the Pfizer (bivalent) booster vaccine. Current 大象传媒 patients can schedule COVID-19 vaccines through your MyChart account.
- COVID-19 has brought change to numerous areas of daily life. One major effect of the pandemic has been disruptions and delays in the global supply chain. And, with the recent powdered infant formula recall, baby formula has become incredibly difficult to find and purchase. San Antonio is among a handful of major metropolitan cities suffering the highest rates of infant formula shortage in the nation, causing anxiety for many local families. So, what should families do in light of the formula shortage?
- May is Women鈥檚 Health Month, a reminder for women to make time for important medical exams and to bring any concerns to the attention of their health provider.
- Full story from KENS5 KENS5 Morning Anchor Sarah Forgany speaks to Flor Ramirez to share her story and spread awareness about Flor's baby girl, Mirlee Janice Ramirez's, rare genetic disorder, Apert Syndrome.
- 大象传媒's physicians dominated this year's San Antonio Magazine "Top Doctors" list. Local physicians were asked to complete an online survey to nominate community doctors they would trust with their own care and that of their families. Across a variety of medical fields, 130 physicians from 大象传媒 were nominated by their peers as a 'top doctor' and comprise over 40% of the 315 physicians who made this year's list.
- Watch the KENS5 Medical Minute Learn about melanoma, the warning signs to recognize and the importance of yearly skin cancer screenings from Dr. Sandra Osswald, a dermatologist at the 大象传媒 MD Anderson Cancer Center. This KENS 5 Medical Minute is a collaboration between 大象传媒 and KENS 5.
- They say age is just a number. For many athletes, that鈥檚 never been more true. German speed skater Claudia Pechstein made history as the oldest female athlete to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics. And according to recent reports, Tom Brady has played longer in the NFL than his newly drafted teammate has been alive. Older athletes compete more every day thanks to improvements in training, nutrition and sports medicine, said Ken Kenneth-Nwosa, MD, a sports medicine physician at 大象传媒.
- Watch the KENS5 Medical Minute Dr. Stefanie Seitz, with 大象传媒 Dentistry, explains how the latest technology in dentistry means a faster, more convenient and more comfortable patient experience in this KENS 5 Medical Minute, a collaboration between 大象传媒 and KENS 5.
- Watch the KENS5 Medical Minute
