Posted on · Today, in our 'Ask the Doctor' episode, medical and infectious disease experts provide answers on everything from new variants to who should get booster shots and when. Plus, how will COVID and monkeypox vaccines affect back-to-school check-ups for children?
Posted on · Houston Public Media spoke with Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious disease expert at Baylor College of Medicine, who said Texans may have to deal with a mix both delta and omicron during the winter season.
Posted on · Doctors and health officials in Texas say the omicron variant of COVID-19 could be found in the state within the next couple of weeks -- if it’s not already here.
Posted on · A Houston vaccine team would like a U.S. distributor but for now focuses its efforts abroad to inoculate those in countries where COVID-19 variants surface more quickly.
Posted on · On Friday's episode of Town Square, Dr. Peter Hotez, a vaccine and infectious disease expert at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, discussed the recent surge of infections and how it may impact the upcoming school year.
Posted on · The dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston shares his concerns for new variants as he urges people to get vaccinated stating that the virus can "merge" and "exploit unvaccinated populations".
Posted on · On Friday's show: How the Delta variant of the coronavirus is manifesting itself in the area, an educator's experience teaching Critical Race Theory, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and actor Michael Rosenbaum.
Posted on · An ER doctor and an infectious-disease expert answer your questions about COVID-19.
Posted on · A vaccine, developed by Houston-area researchers beginning in 2010, has been shelved due to a lack of funding but is "worth investigating" for potential use on the current coronavirus outbreak.
Posted on · Some parts of the Houston area have higher rates of unvaccinated children, putting pediatricians in a challenging position.
Posted on · On a recent program, we discussed funding — or the lack thereof — to combat the Zika virus at the city and county levels. A lot of that discussion surrounded preventing the proliferation of Aedes aegypti — the type of mosquito that carries the virus. Of course, it’s unrealistic to think we could just completely […]
Posted on · Four different gun-control measures failed to pass the U.S. Senate Monday (June 20, 2016). The measures, in response to the deadly Orlando nightclub mass shooting, came from both sides of the aisle. They included proposed changes to background checks for gun purchases, expanding background checks to include private sales of firearms at gun shows and […]
Posted on · According to the Houston-based Immunization Partnership, which advocates for parents to vaccinate their children, the number of non-medical vaccine exemptions filed in Harris County has increased 79 percent over the past five years. Nearly one-third of Texans between the ages of 19 to 35 months did not complete the vaccination series to protect them from […]
Posted on · Dr. Peter Hotez is one of four scientists whoâll serve as U.S. Science Envoys beginning this month. The program was created in 2009 as a way to demonstrate the United Statesâ commitment to science, technology and innovation as tools of diplomacy and economic growth. Science Envoys advise the White House, the Department of State, and […]