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The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options ...
The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall ...
Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has named Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, as its upcoming president and CEO, effective July 14.  Dr. Trent-Adams previously served as president of the University ...
Most of the people exposed to the virus in Texas were healthcare workers, including two who became infected with Ebola after treating Duncan. But the group also included 20 people in the community ...
The virus had infected two Texas health care workers, but they have since been declared Ebola-free. The disease has killed more than 6,000 people in West Africa.
November 13, 2014, 9:17 AM, CST Texas has quietly joined the list of states implementing quarantines for health-care providers returning from Ebola-affected countries.
A total of 177 people - a mix of health care workers, household contacts and community members - have been monitored over time because they had contact with at least one of the three Texas Ebola ...
Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner Dr. David Lakey says of the recent Ebola outbreak in North Texas, “Prior to this event, the national strategy was that community hospitals ...
By Will Weissert •Published October 23, 2014•Updated on October 23, 2014 at 4:32 pm Texas' top health official said Thursday that most hospitals can't handle Ebola patients and that they ...
Find out how Texas is preparing for Ebola patients -- just in case. — -- As Texas health workers prepare two new biocontainment units to help treat any future Ebola patients the state might ...