Vaccine Smarts - Shingles vaccine boosts the immune system
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 6, 2014
Vaccine Smarts
By Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins, Ph.D.
Dear VaccineSmarts,
My neighbor received the shingles vaccine in the... more »
Sugar Land rock climber survives more than 1,000 bee stings
Houston ChronicleOctober 6, 2014
A Sugar Land rock climber who was stung more than 1,000 times in an attack by Africanized bees is telling the remarkable story of how he survived... more »
Ugandan health worker dies of Marburg virus, Ebola relative
ForbesOctober 6, 2014
The Ugandan Ministry of Health is reporting today that a 30-year-old male health care worker died of Marburg hemorrhagic fever on September 30.... more »
Q&A: Will Ebola virus spread in Dallas? Not likely, expert says
Dallas Morning NewsOctober 6, 2014
There is no specific treatment for Ebola, but the World Health Organization is looking at three experimental treatments. “Two of those are way,... more »
Ugandan health worker dies of Marburg virus, Ebola relative
ForbesOctober 6, 2014
The Ugandan Ministry of Health is reporting today that a 30-year-old male health care worker died of Marburg hemorrhagic fever on September 30.... more »
Q&A: Will Ebola virus spread in Dallas? Not likely, expert says
Dallas Morning NewsOctober 6, 2014
There is no specific treatment for Ebola, but the World Health Organization is looking at three experimental treatments. “Two of those are way,... more »
How hospitals test for Ebola
NewsweekOctober 6, 2014
UTMB,Thomas Ksiazek, first patient with Ebola U.S. , hospital in Texas, real-time RT-PCR, or reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction more »
Six weeks in Sierra Leone: Galveston Ebola researcher shares experience
KUHF-FM (88.7, Houston)October 6, 2014
As the Ebola scare continues, one of Texas' most renowned epidemiologists was tasked with helping efforts to control the outbreak in one country. Dr.... more »
The ‘s’ in sexting isn’t the problem. It’s the ‘t’ that should worry parents.
New York TimesOctober 6, 2014
New research suggests that in teenagers, sexting isn’t necessarily an indicator of risky sexual behavior, like having multiple partners, using... more »
Physicians assistants fill a vital role
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 5, 2014
By Chelsea Halbleib and Brandi Dyess
There are more than 100,000 physician assistants practicing across our nation, filling a vital role in the Ame... more »