The Washington Post: Large-scale global study to investigate links between COVID-19 and cognitive decline

January 6, 2021

Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, have done multiple media interviews including one for The Washington Post, regarding an article published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association; the article cites decades of scientific evidence suggesting it is very likely that COVID-19 […]


San Antonio Report: COVID-19 could increase risk of brain ailments such as Alzheimer’s, depression, SA doctors say

January 5, 2021

Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, were interviewed regarding an article published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association; the article cites decades of scientific evidence suggesting it is very likely that COVID-19 will have long-term effects on the brains and nervous […]



News 4: New COVID variant ‘likely’ in San Antonio, doctor says

December 31, 2020

Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, contributed to a News 4 San Antonio story saying it is likely that a new COVID variant is in the U.S. and San Antonio, adding that the new strain is up to 70 percent more transmissible; he emphasizes, however, that the same measures we’ve been doing for months will still […]


News 4: Nurse contracts COVID days after first Pfizer vaccine dose

December 31, 2020

Dr. Jan Patterson, Infectious Diseases, explained to News 4 San Antonio viewers how people who were already exposed to COVID when taking the first of two administrations of the Pfizer vaccine can become positive for COVID; it can take between 10 to 12 days to be immune — plus both doses — for the vaccine […]