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Bird flu is all around us

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Still not human to human transmissible. But that may not be the case forever. Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in mammals including skunks, raccoons, foxes and domestic cats across six counties in the state’s Panhandle region. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Deaf Smith County, flu, foxes, Hansford County, Lubbock, Ochiltree County, Parmer County, raccoons, Randall County, skunks, Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Leave a comment

Measles update: Now in Collin County

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Sure hope this is an isolated case. A middle school student in Collin County has tested positive for measles, health officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported case in a child in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this year amid an outbreak … Continue reading →

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Just another reminder that abortion bans kill women

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

In case you needed it. Pregnant people living in states with abortion bans are almost twice as likely to die during pregnancy or soon after giving birth, a report released Wednesday found. The risk is greatest for Black women in … Continue reading →

Posted in National news, That's our Lege | Tagged abortion, Amanda Zurawski, Bryan Hughes, Centers for Disease Control, Free & Just, Gender Equity Policy Institute, Kaitlyn Kash, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, maternal mortality, mifepristone, SCOTUS, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force, Texas Medical Association, The Lege | 6 Comments

Measles update: Hello, Montana

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Put another state on the board, Johnny. Montana is the ninth U.S. state to have an active measles outbreak. The U.S. was up to 800 cases of measles nationwide on Friday. Texas is driving the high numbers, with an outbreak centered in West Texas … Continue reading →

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Measles update: RFK Jr sucks

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll get to that in a minute. But first, here’s something else to worry about. As Texas battles against its largest measles outbreak in decades, immunization data obtained by Houston Landing shows that more than 1,000 kindergarten and seventh grade … Continue reading →

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Measles update: More on how we’ve done this to ourselves

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From the Associated Press: The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Arizona, Austin, Borden County, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, El Paso, Erath County, Fort Bend County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, Midland County, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Randall County, Reeves County, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | Comments Off

It’s not just measles

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome back, whooping cough. We didn’t miss you, but here you are again. In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough. Washington state recently announced its first confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, coronavirus, diptheria, Donald Trump, Louisiana, measles, polio, RFK Jr, tetanus, Texas, US Department of Health and Human Services, Utah, vaccinations, Washington, whooping cough | Comments Off

Measles update: Time for another moment of perspective

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the Friday numbers. The measles outbreak centered in the South Plains region of Texas grew to 541 cases across the state on Friday, according to health officials. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that 56 have … Continue reading →

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Measles update: Another needless death

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We have to start with some bad news. An 8-year-old girl with measles died Thursday morning, the second known measles-related death in an ongoing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 Texans since January. Her funeral was Sunday at a church … Continue reading →

Measles update: We’re already making this harder on ourselves

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your weekend update. The measles outbreak centered in the South Plains region soared past a combined 500 cases in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma on Friday, according to health officials. Texas has seen 481 measles cases amid the outbreak … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Brown County, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, Colorado, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, DOGE, Donald Trump, Ector County, Erath County, Fort Bend County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | 2 Comments

Measles update: Moving around the state

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

And we have some new counties to add to the board, too. The measles outbreak that began in the South Plains region of Texas rose to 422 cases and spread to two new counties on Tuesday, according to health officials. … Continue reading →

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Measles update: Hello, Ohio

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Put another state on the board, Johnny. A measles outbreak in Kansas doubled in less than a week to 23 cases and has “a possible link” to outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico that have sickened more than 370, the … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Andrews County, Austin, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Ector County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Roger Marshall, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

Measles update: Hello, Kansas

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Put a new state on the board, Johnny. State health officials report the number of measles cases is growing in Kansas this year as cases climb nationwide. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported on March 20 on … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Ector County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Kansas, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, RFK Jr, Rockwall County, Roger Marshall, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 8 Comments

The measles outbreak is going to go national

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

That’s the concern, anyway. With its measles outbreak spreading to two additional states, Texas is on track to becoming the cause of a national epidemic if it doesn’t start vaccinating more people, according to public health experts. Measles, a highly … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Ector County, Gaines County, Garza County, Hale County, Hockley County, Houston, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rockwall County, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, videos, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

Third Houston measles case documented

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Again, we hope that’s all there is. The Houston Health Department has confirmed the city’s third measles case, months after identifying two cases in adults which marked the first measles cases since 2018. The Houston Health Department Sunday reported an … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Ector County, Gaines County, Houston, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rockwall County, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, vaccinations, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Measles update: Hello, Oklahoma

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas count tops 250 and keeps on climbing. The measles outbreak that began in the South Plains region of Texas grew to 259 cases and spread to two more counties on Friday, health officials said. The latest update from … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Centers for Disease Control, Cochran County, cod liver oil, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, Gaines County, Houston, Lamar County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | 7 Comments

Texas measles case count up to 223

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Just a brief update this time. Texas’ measles outbreak has grown to 223 cases, the state reported Tuesday morning. The outbreak began in Gaines County, near the New Mexico border. The reported cases have not spread outside of West Texas and the Panhandle, according … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Centers for Disease Control, cod liver oil, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, Gaines County, Houston, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | Comments Off

Rural Texas’ scramble to respond to the measles outbreak

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

I have a lot of sympathy during these trying times, but there’s a reason for all this, and we should be clear about it. Five years ago, Melanie Richburg used a roll of duct tape, a HEPA filter and a … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Centers for Disease Control, cod liver oil, coronavirus, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, Gaines County, hospitals, Houston, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Medicaid, Mexico, New Mexico, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

Measles case count tops 200

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

And still going strong. The measles outbreak in West Texas has soared to 198 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported Friday. In New Mexico, 30 cases have been reported in Lea County, which borders Gaines County, of as Friday. Twenty-three … Continue reading →

Here comes the CDC

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Good to know we still have one of those. A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 cases, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is now on the ground in that state to respond. … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Centers for Disease Control, cod liver oil, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, Gaines County, Greg Abbott, Houston, hydroxychloroquine, John Whitmire, Lina Hidalgo, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, Mexico, New Mexico, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Vitamin A, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

It’s been a rough flu season

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Turning our attention to a different infectious disease. The flu is inflicting more fever-coughing-aching misery across Houston and much of the U.S. than it has in years. While most people will recover, thousands have already died during the 2024-2025 flu … Continue reading →

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Time for a measles update

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

One forty-six. And counting. The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 146, according to new data released Friday. Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or individuals whose vaccination status … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Catherine Troisi, Centers for Disease Control, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, Gaines County, Greg Abbott, Houston, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Ken King, Kevin Sparks, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, New Mexico, Peter Hotez, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Rockwall County, rubella, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

First Texas measles death recorded

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Very sad. A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ongoing outbreak that has infected more than 120 people in West Texas since January, Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on Wednesday. … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Dallam County, Dawson County, Donald Trump, Ector County, Gaines County, Lubbock, Lynn County, Martin County, measles, New Mexico, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Rockwall County, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Yoakum County | Comments Off

And this is how measles spreads

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Hopefully this won’t turn into something much bigger. Health officials in Hays County have issued a public health alert after a possible measles exposure in the area. Officials said a person who tested positive for the contagious virus visited San … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Bexar County, Centers for Disease Control, Comal County, Gaines County, Hays County, Lubbock, measles, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas State University, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations | Comments Off

Measles outbreak approaches 100 cases

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Up and up it goes. Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race to limit the spread of this highly contagious virus. Since the … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Dawson County, Ector County, Gaines County, Lubbock, Lynn County, measles, New Mexico, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 1 Comment

Some background on the measles outbreak

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

NBC News did some reporting on the growing measles outbreak in West Texas. On Friday, the number of confirmed cases rose to 49, up from 24 earlier in the week, the state health department said. The majority of those cases are in … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Gaines County, Harris County, Lubbock, Lynn County, measles, New Mexico, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 5 Comments

Yeah, still more measles

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The number keeps going up. As a West Texas measles outbreak continues to worsen, experts are concerned an increase in nonmedical vaccine exemptions among schoolchildren could make such outbreaks more common. Twenty-four cases of the highly contagious respiratory illness have … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Catherine Troisi, Centers for Disease Control, Gaines County, Harris County, Lubbock, Lynn County, measles, Terry County, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, The Immunization Partnership, The Lege, vaccinations, Yoakum County | 3 Comments

I sure hope these are the only cases we see

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Stay away, measles. The Houston Health Department said [last] Friday it has identified two cases of measles in adults who’ve recently traveled internationally, the first cases in Houston since 2018. The adults live in the same household, and it’s unknown … Continue reading →

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We all have a role to play in slowing its spread. Communities in Texas are being urged to take action to slow the spread of bird flu in the avian population. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) offers suggestions … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, ducks, flu, Harris County, Muscovy ducks, Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Comments Off

Very few minors actually get gender-affirming care

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest. How many transgender teens in the U.S. are receiving medical care related to gender transitions? According to a peer-reviewed research letter published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, the answer is very, very few. It’s a key data point as Republican lawmakers in Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in National news | Tagged American Academy of Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control, health care, health insurance, puberty blockers, SCOTUS, transgender rights | Comments Off

Bird flu update

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Just something to keep an eye on. Federal health officials say that not only has a Louisiana resident contracted the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S., but that the virus likely mutated in the patient. The findings raise concern regarding … Continue reading →

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Texas does not want to know what the post-Dobbs maternal mortality rate is

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Not at this time, and not if it can help it. Texas officials will not investigate pregnancy-related deaths for 2022 and 2023, skipping over the years immediately following the state’s controversial abortion ban, which critics say has led to more … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged abortion, Centers for Disease Control, maternal mortality, Nakeenya Wilson, SCOTUS, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force, The Lege | Comments Off

I guess we have to talk about fluoride again

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

deep sigh Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, is taking a swing at fluoride in drinking water. In a post earlier this month, Kennedy said the Trump administration … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Donald Trump, Election 2024, fluoride, Marshall, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Texas, US Department of Health and Human Services | 1 Comment

New COVID vaccine available

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

In case you missed it. The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it has greenlighted updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for the 2024 fall season. The decision clears the way for distribution to begin for the latest version … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | Tagged American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control, coronavirus, FDA, flu, vaccinations | 1 Comment

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