Guidelines now required to identify Sepsis; Houston Methodist becomes model for how to improve outcomes
Sepsis is the bodyโs extreme response to an infection. It causes organ damage and death.In a typical year, at least 1.7 million adults in the U.S. develop sepsis, and at least 350,000 die in the hospital.
At least 2 cases of drug-resistant ringworm infections found in the U.S., CDC says
Two cases of highly contagious, drug-resistant ringworm infections have been detected in New York City โ the first such cases reported in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
CDC warns that a brand of eyedrops may be linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections
One person has died and at least three other people have permanent vision loss because of a bacterial infection possibly linked to a brand of over-the-counter eyedrops, said theย Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which urged consumers Wednesday to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears while it investigates the outbreak.
Childhood obesity: Tips and tricks about talking to your child about their weight
Kelsey-Seybold pediatrician Dr. Lekshmi Daram said the topic of kids, junk food and weight gain comes up a lot in her office. The CDC says 20% of U.S. children and teens carry excess weight, and itโs having an impact on overall health.
Childhood obesity: Tips and tricks about talking to your child about their weight
Kelsey-Seybold pediatrician Dr. Lekshmi Daram said the topic of kids, junk food and weight gain comes up a lot in her office. The CDC says 20% of U.S. children and teens carry excess weight, and itโs having an impact on overall health.
U.S. canโt quickly expel migrants under pandemic-era health rule, federal judge says
Title 42 was invoked early in the pandemic by the Trump administration and continued under President Joe Biden. Since then, immigration officials have used it more than 2 million times to turn away asylum-seekers at the border.
โWe are in the midst of the worst surge of COVID that we have seen since the beginning of the pandemicโ: Doctors send warning as cases continue to rise in Houston area
With Harris County having a count of more than 1 million COVID cases, and Houston wastewater revealing seven times more of the virus than this time in 2020, local doctors are warning residents to take precautions when it comes to COVID-19.
Health and Human Services orders 2.5 million more doses of vaccine for monkeypox preparedness
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday ordered an additional 2.5 million doses of Bavarian Nordicโs JYNNEOS, an FDA-licensed vaccine indicated for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox, for use in responding to current or future monkeypox outbreaks and as part of U.S. smallpox preparedness.
Fifth Ward residents asks city to reject bid for special designation by property owner they claim is avoiding contamination clean up
Pleasant Hill Village Retirement Community was built in 1998, but decades before, the land was occupied by an auto repair shop, washateria and a dry cleaner. Three businesses that left behind toxic chemicals that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality confirmed have contaminated the soil and groundwater.
Houston Rodeo: Baylor doctor assessing risks of attending large-scale events
The Executive Vice President at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. James McDeavitt, said Harris County is currently at a โmedium riskโ with COVID, and he expects over the next few weeks that it will be considered low risk, despite people gathering at large events like the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
CDC: โAvoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination statusโ
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued an advisory urging all travelers โ vaccinated and unvaccinated โ to avoid cruise ship travelย amidst a record-breaking Covid surge driven by the omicron variant in many states across the United States.
Doctors believe in order to properly track breakthrough cases, changes will be needed from CDC
The Texas Department of State Health Services said there have been โ343 clinically severe vaccine breakthrough cases reported in Texas,โ dating back to Feb. 8, 2020, the date the state of Texas started tracking them.
CDC internal report calls Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox
There are new growing concerns surrounding the Delta variant which is surging across the United States. Federal health officials said it appears to cause more serious illness than previously thought, and spreads as easily as chickenpox.
CDC advisers meet to discuss need for COVID-19 boosters and J&J vaccine safety
Vaccine advisers for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met Thursday to discuss recommendations on new safety issues concerning the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and to review preliminary data on whether vaccine boosters will be needed in the future, especially for people with weak immune systems.
Warning to parents: CDC issues health advisory after RSV cases rise across the South, including Texas
The American Lung Association is warning Texans after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory following an increase of respiratory syncytial virus, commonly known as RSV.
CDC awards Texas $193K to address COVID-19-related health disparities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it has awarded the Texas Department of State Health Services and several Texas health jurisdictions $193,304,367 to address COVID-19-related health disparities.
CDC looking to relax guidelines in schools when it comes to social distancing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into whether six feet of distance is necessary to keep students safe at school or if three feet is okay, NBC News reports. The current CDC guidelines recommend maintaining six feet of distance between students, which limits how many students can safely fit into each classroom. According to NBC News, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky was questioned about the issue during a Wednesday subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The subject of the hearing was vaccine distribution. Growing evidence suggests that three feet may be acceptable.