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• UT San Antonio’s University Excellence Award

• TRC4 Impact RAPID Approach to Battlefield Airway Access

• POCUS receives CUAP reaccreditation

• Dr. DeLorenzo named to NAI Class of 2026, Senior Members

• Dr. Ng on the 2026 UT System Trauma Research Symposium | TRC4

• Dr. Riviello: Days of extreme cold could cause serious illness to those exposed

• Honoring the department’s Medical Coders on Texas Medical Coders’ Day 2025

• Dr. Craig Sisson selected for prestigious Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards (ROTA)

• Dallas County talks to Dr. Riviello amid reports of first heat-related death

• Dr. Riviello talks on the hot car deaths spike in Texas: One time is one too many

• Makerspace Mondays: T.R.E.L (Trail Rescue Extrication Litter)

• KCWX 2 News Feature: Student Creates Trail Rescue Device

• T.R.E.L Demonstration Video with Rescue Dummy

• Dr. Riviello advises on how to stay safe ahead of triple-digit temps

• Dr. Riviello says San Antonio Heat Wave Raises Health Risks

• SAEMF / RAMS Resident Research Grant – $5,000 and The David E. Wilcox, MD, FACEP Scholarship – $1,250

• Riviello: Victims claim their drinks were spiked at bars

• UT Health San Antonio, UTSA researchers receive prestigious 2025 Hill Prizes for medicine and technology

• Wilderness Medicine Program: Ready to respond – Students test their first-responder skills

• UT Health Emergency Medicine at ACEP 24

• SIM Lab Officially Opens!

• Dr. Varney weighs in on the dangers of energy drinks, kids

• Dr. Dayton Talks about Sepsis, what the public needs to know

• Dr. Everitt, Migrant deaths in South Texas changed the way EMS responds to heatstroke

• Dr. Riviello, Health Experts provide safety tips for triple-digit temps

• Dr. Riviello Discusses Medical Evaluations Freed Americans Will Receive at BAMC

• DEM Alumnus Dr. Owais Durrani speaks to CNN on Texas heatwave power outages

• Dr. Patrick Ng, Research Collaborators receive Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) Funding Award

• Drs. Ng and Chavez Contribute to nearly $4 Million in Grants Awarded to UT Health San Antonio

• ASPIRED Clinical Trial on Ketamine and Crisis Response Planning (CPR) for acute suicidality in the emergency department was highlighted in this news release.

• Wilderness & Survival Medicine Fellowship: Practicing Emergency Medicine Far From the Emergency Room

• Dr. Varney talks tainted alcohol poisoning

• Dr. Riviello Talks About the Bitter Cold and Monitoring Your Child if They are Outside

• Dr. CJ Winckler & SAFD Receive Innovative Medical Training to Save Trauma Victims

• Dr. Shawn Varney Talks Children and the Dangers of Edible Marijuana

• Dr. Savannah Chavez warns about the dangers of water toxicity amid extreme heat

• Dr. Jessica Solis-McCarthy on Precautions to take as heat-related emergency cases in SAT have doubled compared with last year

• Dr. Steve Moore: UTHSA’s Wilderness Medicine Fellowship and Dealing With Extreme Heat

• UT Health Doctors Moore and Jones taking on Texas’ extreme heat

• Dr. Bryan Everitt: First responders show closer look at how agencies respond to migrant crisis situations

• Dr. Ralph Riviello: Lifesaving, Cooling Tool Distributed to SAFD and EMS Ambulances for Heat-Related Calls

• Dr. Riviello: Be Prepared When You Travel Amid Heightened Tick Season

• Dr. Steve Moore: Fellowship Program Trains Doctors to Responde to Heat-Related Emergencies at Parks, Trails

• Dr. Steve Moore Provides Safety Tips for Hiking in the Heat

• Dr. Riviello: Man’s Brain Gets ‘Fried’ After Suffering Massive Burns in Phoenix Heat Wave

• Baby It’s HOT Outside! Dr. Riviello talks signs of heat stress in triple-digit temps

• Dr. Riviello: ER Physicians Begging Lawmakers to Help With Overcrowded Emergency Departments

• Dr. Riviello Talks Fiesta and Fentanyl

• Dr. Shawn Varney talks about fentanyl as a school district races to educate people about the pill that can kill

• Is it COVID, flu, RSV or something else? Dr. Jessica Solis-McCarthy shares how experts are treating respiratory viruses

• Dr. Riviello Talks to BuzzFeed about Spiked Drinks

• Tips from Dr. Varney on how to spot heat stroke and stop it before it gets serious

• Dr. Varney shares how to stay safe during record-breaking heat

• Dr. Fairley warns how dangerous heat can impact you

• Dr. Riviello discusses the danger of heat as San Antonio copes with record temps

• Dr. Moore shares tips to stay healthy during triple-digit temps

• Drs. Riviello and Kandhal weigh in on the dangers of heat: The tractor could have reached 150 degrees

• Drs. Everitt, Miramontes describe scene of trailer deaths

• Dr. Prianka Kandhal, Bexar County officials share details about smuggling victims

• Dr. Varney talks about the increased popularity of Melatonin

• Dr. Riviello: Alternatives to Going to the Emergency Room When You’re Not Sure You Have Covid

• Dr. Varney: Spike in Calls to Poison Control as Livestock Drug Sought to Treat Covid

• Dr. Varney: Hundreds of Texans are Ingesting Livestock Dewormer to Prevent Covid-19 – Against FDA Advice

• Dr. Varney: Texas are Calling Poison Control in Record Numbers after Ingesting Horse & Cow Dewormer

• Dr. Varney: Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence it Works

• Dr. Yu Talks Invermectin: Don’t Do It

• Dr. Jessica Solis-McCarthy Stresses the Importance of that Second Vaccine Dose

• Dr. Han Tony Gao Warns of Dangerous Tik Tok Trend Gaining Popularity Among Teenagers

• Dr. Ralph Riviello talks Increasing Power Outages, Can Medical Equipment Users Adapt?

• Dr. Owais Durrani: Whenever you’re outside your home, you should be wearing two masks

• Dr. Robert De Lorenzo: Who’s Who in BioMedSA

• Dr. Christina Bird: Everyday Extraordinary

• Resident Owais Durrani talks COVID with CNN

• UT Health San Antonio answers the call for COVID backup

• Emergency Department identifying care for patients with breast abnormalities

• Dr. Riviello talks COVID-19, ED Numbers

• Dr. Riviello, Dr. Berggren talk possible coronavirus spike in San Antonio

• Dr. Durrani talks El Paso, curfew as COVID-19 cases overwhelm Texas hospitals

• Get Flu Shot ASAP- Dr. Riviello on Fox 29

• Dr. Riviello Urges Flu Shots Early- KSAT Interview

• Dr. Riviello Cautions of FLUVID Season- TPR

• Dr. Varney Warns Against Consuming Hand Sanitizer- NEWS4SA

• Dr. Riviello Urges Flu Shots; COVID Hard to Distinguish From Flu

• Dr. Riviello Updates WOAI on ER COVID Patients- August 2020

• EM Achievements- August 2020

• Don’t Delay Emergency Care Says Dr. Riviello

• South Texas Poison Center Sees Spike Amid Pandemic

• Dr. DeLorenzo’s Airway R&D Work Highlighted

• Dr. Riviello Talks About San Antonio Hospital Capacity On TPR

• Dr. Riviello Talks About COVID’s Impact on ED Patient Volume

• Dr. DeLorenzo’s R&D Work Featured and Funded in First SAMMI Cohort

• Dr. Bird on Hospital Prep and Response to COVID-19

• Dr. Riviello Interviews With KSAT On What To Do If You Get Hit By Tear Gas Or Rubber Bullets

• Dr. Solis Is Mentioned In A Telemundo Feature

• Dr. Varney Answers Questions About Proper Disinfectant Use

• EM Residents Win Best Resident / Fellow Research Poster at LSOM Research Day 2020

• PA Homepage Features Dr. Ralph Riviello’s Work On COVID-19 and Career in EM

• FOX San Antonio Interviews Dr. Varney About Poisonings From Hand Sanitizers and Disinfectants

• Dr. Riviello Interviewed About Emergency Medical Care During COVID-19

• COVID-19 Drill Featured On KSAT

• Dr. Riviello Featured On KSAT About His Experience Fighting Ebola and Now COVID-19

• Dr. Bird Walks Through Our ED’s COVID-19 Prep and Response

• EM Staff Employee of the Quarter- Susan Funderburk

• Dr. Bird and Team prepare for potential flood of COVID-19 patients

• Dr. Riviello Talks With KENS5 About COVID-19

• EMS and Pre-Hospital Presentations and Awards

• Dr. Varney Shares an FDA Bulletin on Cannabis

• Dr. Shawn Varney tells how hand sanitizer could poison small children

• DEM Ultrasound / Global Health Fellowship brings Ultrasound to Rural Guatemala

• Dr. Rachel Garvin talks Posterior Strokes, featured in ACEP Now Newsletter

• Ralph Riviello, MD, MS, FACEP, to become Chair of Department of Emergency Medicine

• Dr. Varney answers questions about vaping-related illness in local man.

• Dr. Muck talks Emergency Medicine residency

• Dr. Winckler, UT Health docs get training necessary to prescribe opioid treatment

• Dr. Varney warns against vaping, e-cigs

• Dr. Parker finds serious electric scooter injuries rising

• Dr. Christina Bird among women faculty honored by Bexar County Medical Society

• DEM Participates in 2018 International Conference on Emergency Medicine – Vietnam

• DEM Participates in 2018 Rock-n-Roll Marathon

• Ultrasound / Global Health trip to Peru Nov 2018

• DEM Participates in San Antonio AIDS Run-Walk 2018

• Dr. Varney discusses the FDA crackdown on vaping / teen smoking

• Dr. Miramontes talks Electric Scooters

• Dr. Olson earns emergency medicine teaching award

• Dr. Dan Dire appointed Army Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs

• Dr. Adams gives life-saving advice for heat stroke

• Dr. Craig Cooley gives tips for staying safe on the water

• Dr. Bruce Adams discusses fireworks injuries

• Dr. Andrew Muck describes the kind of outdoor hazards that bring people to the ER

• EM’s Drs. Moore and Garza on heat related illnesses

• Dr. Miramontes warns of the deadly impact of “kush”

• Real Men Wear Gowns- Holiday Hazards

• Dry Drowning- What are the signs

• Real Men Wear Gowns- Water Safety

• Real Men Wear Gowns- Firework Safety

• Dr. Juan Garza briefs on San Antonio’s strong flu season

• Dr. Andrew Muck keynote speaker at Veteran’s Day Service

• Heroes of Black Hawk Down – EM’s Dr. Bruce Adams

• Dr. Varney talks synthetic marijuana

• EM’s Dr. Sparkman receives LSOM Master Clinician Award

• Hurricane Harvey EM response

• Dr. Sisson wins teaching excellence award

• Combined Fellowship in Ultrasound & Global Health