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Federal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 million
State and local health agencies are having to cut programs and staff to make up the loss and more cuts could be coming.
Houston-area health departments confirm worker terminations after federal health cuts
The Texas Department of State Health Service confirmed to the Houston Business Journal that the federal government has ...
RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak. Does the data agree?
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the curve is flattening in the measles outbreak in Texas. Public health experts say ...
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State offers specific measles guidance for 10 West Texas “outbreak” counties
State health officials added four more counties to what they consider “outbreak areas” and advise those visiting or living in ...
School-age child dies in Texas measles outbreak; health chief Kennedy visits family
By Kanishka Singh and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A second child with measles has died in Texas, state officials said ...
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Texas Health Departments in Disarray as $877 Million in Federal COVID-19 Grants Abruptly Canceled Amid Measles Outbreak
Texas health departments face challenges as $877M in federal COVID-19 grants are canceled amidst a measles outbreak.
8-Year-Old Girl Dies of Measles in Texas, Marking the 2nd Death of a Child amid the State’s Outbreak
An 8-year-old girl has died of measles in Texas. The patient was unvaccinated and had no underlying health issues, the ...
RFK Jr. says he’s ‘not familiar’ with $11B cuts to state and local health departments
Health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was unaware that his agency is trying to rescind more than ...
Response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by unique set of challenges
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing ...