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July 27, 2021
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, are quoted in this NPR story and share their research findings of how COVID-19 affects the brain. Listen here
July 26, 2021
Ali Seifi, Neurosurgery, was interviewed about the straw-like device he invented to get rid of hiccups in this Washington Post story. Read story
July 22, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, quoted in this KSAT-12 news story, says that front-line health care workers feel it’s a bit early for the public to stop wearing masks, particularly as children 11 and under cannot get the vaccination currently. Watch story
July 21, 2021
K.J. Kenneth-Nwosa, MD, has been named head team physician for the University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics and assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at UT Health San Antonio. Read story
July 21, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed for a live, four-minute segment on KENS 5 TV’s lifestyle show, Great Day SA. He spoke about the delta variant in relation to the U.S. Olympic gymnast who has tested positive and also addressed why people should continue to mask and get vaccinated. Watch story
July 21, 2021
Dr. Mandie Tibball Svatek, Pediatrics, is quoted in this KENS 5 news story about the delta variant and the fact that San Antonio doctors are now treating more children for COVID-19, with the possible result that more kids need to be hospitalized. Watch story