Coronavirus
FDA considers major shift in COVID vaccine strategy
Posted on · The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.
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Some enrollees for Texas Medicaid health insurance will be ineligible for coverage under new rules
Posted on · A new report from Texas A&M and the Episcopal Health Foundation shows an increase of 1.6 million Texans joining Medicaid since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Ask the Doctor: The Latest on the New COVID Variant XBB.1.5, Long COVID, Flu and RSV
Posted on · Medical experts weigh in on the recent developments in the fight against the virus in the U.S. and abroad.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 numbers increase in Houston region as vaccine immunity wanes, fatigue in precautions
Posted on · Health officials have pointed to waning vaccine immunity throughout Harris County as a reason for the surge.
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As children’s medicines fly off Houston shelves, doctor gives tips for treating sick kids
Posted on · Multiple Houston area stores are having a hard time keeping children’s fever-reducing products like Tylenol and Children’s Motrin in stock.
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Ask the Doctor: Will We See A “Triple-demic” of COVID, Flu, and RSV? Plus, the Latest on the Zero-COVID Policy Protests in China
Posted on · Our experts address concerns over the spread of illness, especially during the holiday season.
Health & Science
Long COVID: Tell us how it’s impacting your life
Posted on · Houston Public Media is looking to further report on the ripple effects Long COVID is having in people’s lives, whether financial, educational, physical or emotional.
Health & Science
Survey shows Texas nursing shortage reaches record highs
Posted on · A new statewide survey quantifies the seismic impact the pandemic had on the nursing profession.
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RSV is surging. Here’s what to watch for and answers about treatment options
Posted on · Doctors say they are seeing an unprecedented number of cases. How concerned should parents be? Why are young children so vulnerable? What's causing this year's outbreak? We offer some answers.
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Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way
Posted on · Here we go again. The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S. too.
Health & Science
Long COVID is pulling Texans out of work
Posted on · The illness is contributing to a growing population of disabled Americans.
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Houston clinics help children battling long COVID as research continues into causes
Posted on · Doctors at the long COVID clinics in Houston said most kids with long-term symptoms had a mild or asymptomatic COVID infection and normal health history.
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Joe Biden says the COVID-19 pandemic is over. This is what the data tells us
Posted on · While cases have decreased dramatically, there are still thousands of cases being reported across the world, and hundreds of people are still dying from it every day in the United States.
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The Latest: COVID & Monkeypox, Current Affairs in Education, & Appointment of Special Master to Examine Mar-a-Lago Documents
Posted on · Our experts discuss the latest on COVID and monkeypox, education and the laws coming into play in Texas schools, and the judge appointed special master in the FBI’s investigation into the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago.
Coronavirus
FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron
Posted on · The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.