Posted on · The FDA has approved expanding HPV vaccination to older adults, but a pair of Houston doctors explains the social factors that often prevent people from getting it.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: The HISD board is reversing its recent decision to change interim superintendents. We weigh the pros and cons of Proposition B. We learn about the challenges of preventing HPV. We learn how Harvey affected Houston's Jewish community. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
Posted on · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all 11- and 12-year-olds get two shots of the vaccine six to 12 months apart
Posted on · Texans are falling behind the rest of the country in getting vaccinated against the most common sexually transmitted infection, a new study says.
Posted on · Most people associate the human papilloma virus (HPV) with cervical cancer. But HPV causes a number of cancers, including a type of throat cancer that is surging in men.
Posted on · U.S. regulators approved a vaccine to protect against the human papilloma virus (HPV) in 2006, but cancer experts say misconceptions and stigma continue to hamper acceptance by both doctors and parents.
Posted on · In 2007, then-Texas Governor Rick Perry issued an executive order mandating all 11- and 12-year-old girls in the state get a vaccine for HPV (human papillomavirus). Later that year, the state legislature passed a bill vacating the governor’s order. Some wondered whether the governor had been bought by Merck, the manufacturer of the HPV vaccine […]