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Tuberculosis Case Confirmed At University Of Houston
Posted on · Nobody else on campus has developed symptoms of TB at this time. UH is working with the Houston Health Department to identify any individuals who should be tested.
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Tentative Agreement On Firefighter Pay Raises, Chevron To Buy Anadarko For $33 Billion, And Low Level Of Benzene Found In Deer Park’s Water Supply
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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UPDATE: Experts Evaluate Impact Of ITC Fire On Houston Ship Channel, Regional Bayous
Posted on · The City of Deer Park says water is safe to drink, but residents who use wells north of Texas State Highway 225 should have it tested. The Deer Park, La Porte and Pasadena school districts have canceled classes for Friday.
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UPDATE: Eight Tanks Are On Fire At Deer Park Petrochemical Facility As Of Tuesday Afternoon
Posted on · The firefighting crews have gone from defensive to offensive mode. An expert says he doesn’t think the fire will expand out of the section of the facility where the tanks are.
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Harris County Officials Confirm Fourth Case Of Measles
Posted on · The patient is a male between 15 and 24 years old who lives in southeast Harris County.
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Houston’s Low Rate Of Measles Vaccinations Is The Worst In Texas
Posted on · In 2017, the most recent year with data compiled by the CDC, only 87.8 percent of Houston children between 19 and 35 months had the measles vaccine.
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CDC Starts Canvassing Harris County For National Health Survey
Posted on · The goal is to interview 5,000 people nationwide, 598 of them from Harris County.
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Post-Harvey Legal Aid, E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce, Restoration Grants From BP’s 2010 Oil Spill, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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CDC To Boost Research On Polio-Like Condition Affecting Several States, Including Texas
Posted on · Acute Flaccid Myelitis impacts the nervous system, causing weakness in one or more limbs. As of November 6, there were 17 cases in Texas, one of them in Harris County.
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Texas Has 10 Cases of Mysterious Paralyzing Illness Found Among Children
Posted on · There is one case in Harris County and another one in Galveston County, according to the State's Health Department
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Texas Receives $2.6 Million for Public Health Response to Opioid Epidemic
Posted on · Nearly half of all drug deaths in the state are attributed to opioids
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CDC Confirms Measles Case in Houston
Posted on · There had been no cases of measles in the city since 2013
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Montgomery County Officials Confirm First Case Of West Nile Virus In 2018
Posted on · The patient is a man who moved from Harris County at the beginning of July
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Fewer U.S. Teens Smoke, Have Sex, Do Drugs Or Drink Milk, CDC Says
Posted on · The survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is conducted every two years.
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Suicide Rates Climbing In Almost Every State, Including Texas: CDC
Posted on · Firearms are the most common method of suicide, according to the CDC