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In the coming years, Africa is expected to sustain the greatest increase in Alzheimer’s and related dementia cases. Advancing the ability of African scientists to conduct research in these fields is critical for progress in understanding and treating these conditions. A transformative training program crafted through a collaboration between the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s […]

Crystal Chavez, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

Neela K. Patel, MD, chief, Division of Geriatrics and Supportive Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and outreach recruitment and engagement director at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article. Sudha Seshadri, MD, Department of Neurology, founding director of the Biggs Institute, was mentioned in this article. […]

Leading expert directs long COVID clinic at UT Health San Antonio Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been chosen to serve on the U.S. Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Long […]

Advancement in the detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases means more people can preserve brain health for longer. But a crisis looms as an onslaught of people at risk for neurodegenerative diseases in the next 40 years is met with a shortage of health care providers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, […]

Texas has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the country, with more than 2.7 million Texans diagnosed with the condition. About one in six people in San Antonio have Type 2 diabetes, and a third of residents are prediabetic, according to the American Diabetes Association. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition in […]

Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and director of its long COVID clinics, was mentioned in this article.   Read More

Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and director of its long COVID clinics, was quoted in this article.   Read More

Dimpy Shah, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, was mentioned in this article.   Read More

Dimpy Shah, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, and Thomas Patterson, MD, Department of Medicine, chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, were quoted in this article.   Read More