San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Biles’ courage shows mental health is health
August 2, 2021
Dr. Jessica Sandoval, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, wrote this opinion piece that appeared in the San Antonio Express-News. Read commentary
KSAT 12: Doctors explain how delta variant can infect those who are fully vaccinated, lead to increase in hospitalizations
August 2, 2021
Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this KSAT 12 story about the number of delta variant cases rising in San Antonio. She explains how the easier-to-spread delta variant can infect those who are fully vaccinated, leading to increased hospitalizations. Watch story
KSAT 12 Q&A: Dr. Ruth Berggren, UT Health San Antonio, says vaccines, masks critical to battling COVID
August 2, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, participated in this KSAT 12 Q&A and stressed the importance of getting vaccinated and wearing masks to stop the spread. Watch the Q&A
KSAT 12: Delta variant puts kids at higher risk than previous COVID-19 strains, doctors say
August 2, 2021
Dr. Tess Barton, Pediatrics, tells audiences of KSAT-12 news that the delta variant is more contagious and more severe for adults and for children and it puts kids at a higher risk than previous COVID-19 strains. Watch story
Yahoo! Life: Doctors worry about COVID ‘memory problems’ and a link to Alzheimer’s Disease
July 30, 2021
In this Yahoo! story, Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, says that it may take a decade to understand why people who have had COVID-19 are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than those who did not. Read story
San Antonio Express-News: Research looks for possible COVID tie to later Alzheimer’s
July 30, 2021
Dr. Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, had his team’s study reported in the San Antonio Express-News. The study, conducted in Argentina, found that adults over the age of 60 were likely to have issues with cognitive function, such as memory loss and confusion, after a COVID-19 infection. Read […]