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Measles update: DSHS head says, ‘We appear to be at the downward end of this curve’
For the first time since the West Texas measles outbreak began, the state health department had no new cases to report this ...
How misinformation, medical skepticism impacted measles outbreak in small Texas town
A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, caused hundreds of children to be hospitalized and caused the death of two girls.
Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier
Texas has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in decades. It has sickened more than 700 people in the ...
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Health News: Measles Outbreak Status, Omada IPO Surge, and More
Recent health updates include Texas experiencing a lull in measles cases, Omada’s successful Nasdaq debut, no bird flu ...
Texas Monthly4d
A Texas Health Director’s View from Inside the Measles Crisis
There’s some thought that the Gaines County measles outbreak might be slowing down. However, we really don’t know how many ...
More measles exposures are happening at airports and tourist destinations. Here’s what travelers need to know
More than 1,100 measles cases have been reported in the United States this year, and the highly contagious virus has put ...
Texas Standard2d
Today on Texas Standard: The 89th Legislature is over – and so are lawmakers’ hopes for these bills
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner, joins the Standard with an update on efforts to ...
Texas among states reporting drop in measles vaccinations after COVID pandemic, study says
Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than ...