KLBJ Radio: Austin’s top news – Remdesivir offers glimmers of hope

May 21, 2020

Dr. Thomas Patterson, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease, says the ongoing clinical trials of remdesivir continue to offer glimmers of hope. “It’s an antiviral drug that has shown promise in animal models against the coronavirus,” says Patterson. Read the story.




Neurology Today: Longevity gene variant protects against Alzheimer’s in some APOE 4 carriers

May 21, 2020

Sudha Seshadri, M.D., FAAN, director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, and the Robert R. Barker distinguished university professor of neurology at UT Health in San Antonio, discusses the association between APOE4 and the KLOTHO variant and how it confirms that this KLOTHO variant is protective in people at highest risk […]


KTSA: Ask a doctor

May 21, 2020

Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, was a guest on KTSA radio’s Ask a Doctor segment. He discussed how antibodies against COVID-19 work, testing and transmission. Listen below: