The Orange Leader: Alzheimer’s insights: Studies research effect of dementia and COVID

January 19, 2021

Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and their work on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain, are featured in this column by the Alzheimer’s Association – Texas, appearing  in several publications around the state. Read the story.



NPR: How COVID-19 affects the brain

January 19, 2021

Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, interviewed by NPR Science Correspondent Jon Hamilton, is mentioned in this story about how COVID-19 affects the brain. Listen here. 


KSAT 12: Your mental health in 2021 amid COVID pandemic

January 19, 2021

Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics, and Dr. Gong, Pediatrics-Neonatology, were interviewed on nurture science and the healing power of emotional connection. Holly Wayment, Pediatrics Physician Relations, was also interviewed for this segment. Read and watch the story.


San Antonio Express-News: Hospitals full. Thousands infected with coronavirus each week. San Antonio pays the price for failing to flatten the curve.

January 19, 2021

Dr. Ronald Stewart, Surgery, Dr. David Miramontes, Emergency Health Sciences/Emergency Medicine, Dr. Minh-Phuong Le, General and Hospital Medicine, and Dr. Jason Morrow, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine/Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, were interviewed for this San Antonio Express-News story about the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations following the holidays. Read the story.