Next Thursday, UT Health San Antonio will host the 2024 Bi-National Obesity and Metabolic Symposium.

How you can get counseling and medical help for infertility and pregnancy loss

The CDC is warning parents after the death of a newborn was linked to breast pump contamination.

A COVID-19 vaccine built on traditional technology is now available for unvaccinated adults 18 and older at University Health’s Robert B. Green pharmacy clinic.

Those who wanted to see Aaron Rodgers laid low for misleading most everyone about his vaccination status will have to bide their time.

The Centers for Disease Control wants to make sure it has your attention.

An abrupt relaxation of mask policies at some retail and grocery stores has left workers reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.

The federal Centers for Disease Control reports that the percentage of Texans who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is approaching one-third.

The Justice Department said Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 it will appeal a judges ruling that found the federal governments eviction moratorium was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)WASHINGTON – The Justice Department said Saturday it will appeal a judge’s ruling that found the federal government’s eviction moratorium was unconstitutional. “The CDC’s eviction moratorium, which Congress extended last December, protects many renters who cannot make their monthly payments due to job loss or health care expenses," he said. “By preventing people from becoming homeless or having to move into more-crowded housing, the moratorium helps to slow the spread of COVID-19.”AdThe CDC eviction moratorium was signed in September by President Donald Trump and extended by President Joe Biden until March 31. “The federal government cannot say that it has ever before invoked its power over interstate commerce to impose a residential eviction moratorium,” Barker wrote.

SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story is a look back at some of the biggest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Texas’ first case of the new coronavirus was discovered right here in San Antonio one year ago Friday — back when there were only 15 confirmed COVID-19 cases throughout the U.S. The video below shows KSAT’s coverage from Feb. 13, 2020, the day the first virus case was announced in San Antonio. AdAfter the plane arrived, the CDC reassured the city that a 14-day quarantine would be in place to protect the safety and health of the passengers and San Antonio residents. All were eventually medically cleared and on March 25, the last of the evacuees left San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO – Halloween is still a month away, but it didn’t take the usual images of witches, vampires and ghosts to scare some people. In response, some San Antonians are opting out of taking part in some of the traditional activities, such as trick-or-treating. “Not this year because of COVID.”Carrasco said, instead, his family will be staying close to home, celebrating with immediate family. (KSAT 12 News)Lynn Saunders, a co-owner of Hocus Pocus Halloween Costume Shop, said she has noticed a big difference this year. A national group called the Halloween and Costume Association has put together some tips for celebrating safely in the midst of the pandemic.

SAN ANTONIO People who tested positive for COVID-19 can exit isolation and resume normal activity after 10 days if they no longer have symptoms, according to new guidance from health officials. The Centers for Disease Control has issued new guidance that states COVID-19 patients who never developed symptoms no longer need a negative test to be considered recovered if 10 days have passed since their positive result. For most COVID-19 patients with symptoms, isolation can be discontinued 10 days after they first experienced symptoms, and they no longer have a fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine, the CDC states. According to the New York Times, COVID-19 patients were able to be considered if they twice tested negative for the virus within 24 hours. With a surge in coronavirus tests in Texas and across the country, the new guidelines may help relieve clogs at laboratories, as previously COVID-19 patients dont need to return for yet another test.

SAN ANTONIO Once diagnosed with COVID-19, how long should someone isolate before safely resuming with their normal activities? People exposed to the virus are recommended to quarantine for 14 days, which is the incubation period of the virus. Bowling said the 10-day window was determined after researchers grew viral cultures of the virus to see how long it stays alive. So it gives you a little more comfort that that 10-day window is probably pretty accurate for most people that have COVID-19 disease.However, people can still test positive for the virus beyond that window, Bowling said. Now whats helpful in those research studies that are done in viral cultures is they show that the virus is no longer growing, so they no longer have transmissible virus, Bowling said.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is warning campers of the dangers of ticks as warmer weather makes its return. Ticks like to attach to the head, hair, chest, armpit, groin, waist and back of the knees, according to AgriLife. Ticks can be removed with tweezers by grabbing them as close to its head as possible and pulling straight out. Experts warn states to prepare for cicada infestationAgriLife says there are 11 common tick species found in Texas, with the American dog tick being the most common. If you come into contact with a tick and need to identify it, you can use the TAMU Tick App.

The announcement follows numerous complaints of citizens asking to be tested and turned away due to the strict CDC testing criteria. In order to receive test kits from the CDC, labs that are approved by the agency must place an order for the kit. Various private companies have said they are preparing to make coronavirus tests available without providing specific timelines. Another diagnostic company, Qiagen, tweeted that it was "ramping up production" of coronavirus test kits. According to the CDC, coronavirus is thought to be spread mainly from person to person.

CDC confirms person at JBSA-Lackland infected with CoronavirusPublished: February 13, 2020, 9:26 amOfficials from the Centers for Disease Control and the City of San Antonio announced Thursday that a case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO – Update: Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and the City of San Antonio announced Thursday that a case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed. The patient, who was quarantined at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, was officially diagnosed with the disease that first originated in Wuhan, China. Original story: City officials will be holding a news conference Thursday morning regarding the coronavirus situation at JBSA-Lackland, a source told KSAT 12 News anchor Steve Spriester. About 50 minutes after Spriester got word of the news conference, city officials sent an email confirming the news conference at 10 a.m. at Municipal Plaza. Ninety-one evacuees from China arrived at the base Friday for a 14-day, federally-mandated quarantine as a precaution against the virus.

The Bexar County Opioid Task Force announced Tuesday that it will be using money from a grant to will help those who are released from jail and reentering the community. "We're going to start a pilot program in the jail that we have a grant for that will help with the transition," said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff. Bexar County to seek $1 billion in first opioid trial in TexasThe new Medication Assisted Treatment Pilot Program will help people struggling with opioid addiction behind bars and that are reentering the community. “People would get two shots over 60 days in the jail and two shots after release,” said TJ Mayes, Bexar County Opioid Task Force Chairman. The task force anticipates that the program will serve about 100 people.

SAN ANTONIO – The Centers for Disease Control announced that a group of people who were in China and potentially exposed to the coronavirus is arriving in San Antonio on Thursday. The group will be housed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, which is one of four coronavirus quarantine zones in the United States. San Antonio city officials, along with regional public health partners, also answered questions about the coronavirus, including what it means to have coronavirus evacuees at JBSA-Lackland. "Folks that are being quarantined in these military installations, they are being isolated away from the general population. Assistant City Manager Colleen Bridger said in there are no cases of the coronavirus in Bexar County or Texas.