TORCH, TTUHSC partner to make mental healthcare more accessible in rural areas
Terry Scoggin, CEO at Titus Regional Medical Center, says Texas is facing a shortage of mental health resources, especially ...
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Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice
Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.
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Measles cases in Lubbock now up to three, DSHS says
Lubbock had three confirmed cases of the measles, according to an update from the Texas Department of State Health Services ...
Confirmed number of measles cases rise to 159 across the South Plains
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - There are now 159 confirmed measles cases in the South Plains region. The Texas Department of State ...
Northwest Texas measles outbreak grows to 159 cases as officials urge vaccinations
Twenty-two people have been hospitalized and one child has died from measles amid an outbreak in northwest Texas.
West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates
As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...
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Texas doctor warns against ‘measles parties’ as effective way to fight the virus
What are measles parties? Dr. Ron Cook, chief health officer at Texas Tech University Health Center Sciences said in a virtual press conference Friday measles parties as of late have “mostly been ...
What to know about ongoing measles outbreaks, when to get vaccinated and measles symptoms
The U.S. is dealing with measles outbreaks and increasing cases in several states. Here's what to know about getting ...
Lubbock Public Health hosts measles vaccine clinics this week amid growing Texas outbreak
Lubbock Public Health will be hosting a free MMR vaccine clinic as cases continue to rise and Texas reporting its first death in Lubbock last week.
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Lubbock health experts say measles outbreak is a ‘big concern’ at daycares and schools
During a news conference on Friday, EverythingLubbock.com asked Lubbock health experts if measles exposures at local school ...
First measles death reported in West Texas outbreak was unvaccinated child, officials say
The Texas Department of State Health Services on Wednesday confirmed the death. DSHS said the patient was an unvaccinated ...