Media Coverage for July 2020

^{ACC - July 23, 2020}

Tune in now to hear from Dr. Debabrata Mukherjee during our Summer #COVID19 #ACCEd Series looking at key COVID research published over the last seven months. Join us now: http://bit.ly/3fUMRnB American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org

^{KVIA - July 23, 2020}

It really is very dangerous and even deadly’: Avoiding harmful ingredients in some hand sanitizers.

^{El Paso Inc. - July 20, 2020}

Images of people wearing face masks are now commonplace – face coverings have become part of our daily routine and a symbol of how the COVID-19 pandemic has swiftly changed our lives since the first case was reported in El Paso in March. Our city is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. In the past few weeks, El Paso’s cumulative cases have more than doubled, to more than 10,800. Last week, we hit a record-high of new cases reported in one day: 411. Texas has now seen more than 290,000 cases and, sadly, more than 3,500 fatalities. And though we’ve learned more about treating COVID-19 over the past few months, we’re left asking ourselves what we can do to make the situation better.

^{KFOX - July 20, 2020}

New data from the City of El Paso showed that many of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 believe they contracted the virus at retail stores. The information was based on what they were told during contact tracing, according to city officials.

^{Paso del Norte Mag - July 18, 2020}

En este episdio de las 5 de “la sema” no podemos dejar el tema del COVID-19 que durante la semana dejo, desafortunamente, el mayor número de personas fallecidas por el virus en la región fronteriza.

^{KVIA - July 17, 2020}

Hospitalizations in El Paso due to coronavirus may have decreased Friday from 271 to 268, however the number of patients in the ICU continued to increase - jumping to 102. These sobering numbers are why the City and County of El Paso say they are working closely to help area hospitals keep their staff get over burdened.

^{KVIA - Facebook - July 17, 2020}

Are your kids getting restless at home during quarantine? ABC-7 sat down with Dr. Sarah Martin, the Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, to find ways you can keep them entertained.

^{KVIA - July 17, 2020}

Hospitalizations in El Paso due to coronavirus may have decreased Friday from 271 to 268, however the number of patients in the ICU continued to increase - jumping to 102. These sobering numbers are why the City and County of El Paso say they are working closely to help area hospitals keep their staff get over burdened.

^{KVIA - July 17, 2020}

Are your kids getting restless at home during quarantine? ABC-7 at Noon sat down with Dr. Sarah Martin, the Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, to find ways you can keep them entertained.

^{Telemundo - July 16, 2020}

Tras el elevado numero de contagios de coronavirus (COVID-19) que se ha registrado en los ultimos dias, se ha lanzado una llamada urgente a los residents de El Paso para que donen plasma.

^{KVIA - July 16, 2020}

The coronavirus pandemic has kept many families inside their homes for extended time for months. Now, as summer continues, many are aching to hit the road and get out of town.The only problem? COVID-19 cases continue to spread.

^{El Paso Inc. - July 13, 2020}

Some 34.2 million people across the country are diabetic, while another 88 million as considered pre-diabetic – having higher than normal blood sugar levels but not enough to be considered diabetic – according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

^{El Paso Inc. - July 13, 2020}

While telemedicine is not a new technology, it was one that was not widely used or incorporated across the medical spectrum, until recently. But with the coronavirus, changes in medical protocols and a new age of social distancing, medical providers have a wide-reaching tool that can help patients keep in contact and keep up with their medical care. “We use telemedicine as a way to make ourselves available to patients and address health care needs that don’t stop because of COVID-19,” said Dr. Diego De La Mora, chief health informatics officer at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.

^{Paso del Norte Mag - July 10, 2020}

En este episido de las 5 de "la sema" hablamos del tremendo aumento en los casos positivos al covid en la zona fronteriza y nos enfocaremos en los efectos que el confinamiento o la cuarentena tiene en la salud mental.

^{Healthy Simulation - July 9, 2020}

Dubbed the “Texas Breather”, SimGHOSTS Past President Dr. Scott Crawford and the medical simulation programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation at The University of Texas at El Paso have created a 3D printable Ventilator which only costs $1,000! Currently under review  for emergency use authorization by the FDA for use in Texas, the innovative design shows the power of clinical simulation champions at work during COVID-19 to maximize outcomes with the limitations of what we have.

^{Addictive Manufacturing - July 6, 2020}

The “Texas Breather”: TTUHSC El Paso and UTEP develop a low-cost, 3d-printed ventilator for hospitals @TTUHSCEP @UTEP @utepnews https://bit.ly/2VTcQ6S

^{Addictive Manufacturing - July 6, 2020}

A collaboration between Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and The University of Texas at El Paso could help solve the problem. Using 3D printing, the team of physicians and engineers have developed an innovative, low-cost ventilator for the health care sector.Scott Crawford, M.D., associate professor and director of TTUHSC El Paso’s Training and Educational Center for Healthcare Simulation (TECHS), is helping lead the initiative to manufacture the shoebox-sized devices, dubbed the Texas Power Bag Breather, or Texas Breather.

^{Prensa - July 6, 2020}

President Donald Trump takes credit for closing down the border, praising his own actions and claiming his wall is a success, stopping the coronavirus from spreading north. But only a few miles of all-new wall have been built. And orders to seal the border have huge gaps in them: While the border has been ‘closed’ for nearly four months to all but “essential” travel and trade, Americans continue to moving freely between the two nations, putting lives in danger.

^{KDBC - July 5, 2020}

New method of testing for COVID-19 is no longer taking samples from the nose, but instead using saliva. Dr. Armando Meza, chief of infectious diseases at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, said swabbing brings the virus to the test surface if it lives inside.

^{KVIA - July 3, 2020}

As summer continues, many may be eager to head out-of-town and take a vacation. A local infectious disease specialist with Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso said it is important to be aware of the risks. "Every way of traveling has its own particular risks," Dr. Armando Meza said. "When you travel via airway, or any kind of system where other people are with you, the potential risk for exposure increases."

^{KVIA - July 2, 2020}

As business reopen throughout the Borderland and the country, the world looks more like it used to. There is some personal responsibility for safety too. "We know that a close space, especially when there is very little ventilation is a higher risk environment for people to become infected," said Dr. Armando Meza, an infectious disease specialist with Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso.

^{KVIA - July 2, 2020}

Deaths decline in June compared to May. Dr. Armando Meza, chief of infectious diseases with TTUHSC El Paso, talks to us about the increase of COVID-19 cases.

^{El Heraldo De Juarez - July 1, 2020}

La estrecha colaboración entre los médicos de emergencias certificados por el TTUHSC El Paso y sus equipos, y la facultad, ingenieros y estudiantes en el Keck Center en UTEP fue clave para refinar rápidamente el diseño del respirador de Texas.

^{Net Noticias - July 1, 2020}

Despositivo es de menor costo y puede ayudar a subsanar la escasez para la atencion del COVID-19.