September 29, 2016 - With flu season just around the corner, health officials at the Texas Department of State Health Services urge everyone 6 months old and older to get vaccinated to protect themselves from getting the flu.
“I’m asking people to get immunized now because it takes about two weeks for the flu vaccine to become fully effective,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt, DSHS commissioner. “Getting the flu shot every year offers the best protection against getting sick with the flu.”
July 15, 2016 - The Texas Department of State Health Services is reminding swimmers and water skiers to take precautions to avoid infection from Naegleria fowleri, an ameba present in nearly all rivers, lakes, ponds and streams. The ameba can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, an infection of the brain. Although infection is extremely rare, it is almost always fatal.
