Health & Science
INTERACTIVE MAP: See Your Texas School District’s Vaccination Rate
Posted on · Find what percentage of your school district is vaccinated on this statewide map created by News 88.7.
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Medical Groups Push To Increase Texas’ HPV Vaccination Rate, One Of The Worst In The U.S.
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
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Flu-Stricken Texas Teacher’s Death Puts Focus On Antivirals
Posted on · Are antivirals effective enough to warrant their price?
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Treating The Most Vulnerable This Flu Season Means Taking Flu Shots To The Streets
Posted on · Fo many who live on the streets, flu shots and a lot of other health resources aren’t easy to come by, so a program in Forth Worth is trying to help out with that.
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Galveston County Reports 8 Times As Many Flu Cases As Last Year. Is That Accurate?
Posted on · The sudden jump may not be cause for concern
Health & Science
Flu And Allergy Season Are Overlapping This Year
Posted on · If you feel like more people are getting the flu. You’re right.
Health & Science
Cancer-Preventing Vaccines Given To Less Than Half Of US Kids
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.
Health & Science
Baylor Launches $1 Million Zika Study To Understand Immune Response
Posted on · Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine hope to enroll people who were infected with Zika but had varying responses, from severe symptoms to none at all.
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Mexico’s Carlos Slim Gives $2.6 Million To Baylor To Fight Parasite That Causes Chagas Disease
Posted on · The little-known parasite is a huge problem across Latin America.
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Vaccination Rates and a Cat Circus: Friday’s Show (February 20, 2015)
Posted on · As of Friday (2/20/15), there are 141 reported cases of the measles in the United States this year, and 98 are from California. (Just one, so far, is from Texas). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most who have contracted the measles were not vaccinated. Health officials have taken the opportunity to […]
Health & Science
Pertussis Shot During Pregnancy Could Save Vulnerable Newborns After Birth
Posted on · Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have completed a study on the effectiveness of vaccinating pregnant women for pertussis, or whooping cough, before they give birth.
Houston Matters
Getting You Prepared for Flu Season in Houston
Posted on · Flu season is underway. Each year, around this time, weâre all encouraged to get our flu shots, and we learn about whatever strains of the influenza virus may be affecting Houston and the rest of the nation. But some in the medical community are concerned that events in Washington might be shaking up this yearâs flu […]
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Houston Matters for Tues., Oct. 15, 2013
Posted on · Flu season is underway. Each year, around this time, weâre all encouraged to get our flu shots, and we learn about whatever strains of the influenza virus may be affecting Houston and the rest of the nation. But some in the medical community are concerned that events in Washington might be shaking up this yearâs flu […]
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Pertussis, Or Whooping Cough, Cases In Texas Near 50-Year High
Posted on · The state of Texas is warning healthcare professionals and parents about an outbreak of pertussis.
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Methodist Hospital Mandates Flu Vaccine
Posted on · A local hospital has decided to make flu shots "mandatory" for all its employees this year. Methodist Hospital is one of the largest in the nation to move away from a "voluntary" flu shot program, in hopes of protecting patients from the potentially deadly virus. David Pitman reports.