There are early indications that this year’s flu season could be severe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s largely because the variants of the flu virus that many patients are catching are different from this season’s vaccine virus, the CDC says. Says the CDC: So far this year, seasonal influenza A H3N2 viruses have been … Continue reading 5 flu and vaccine facts you need to know
Bryan Sotelo, 11, of Allen is making progress in his recovery from suspected enterovirus 68 at Our Children’s House at Baylor. Continue reading Boy recovering from likely enterovirus 68 [Video]
What unfolded at Texas Presbyterian Hospital Dallas after the first Ebola case in the country was diagnosed there would have likely happened at any hospital in the U.S., William Sutker, MD, medical director of infectious disease and epidemiology for the Baylor Scott & White Health — North Texas division, said on Wednesday night. Dr. Sutker … Continue reading ‘Vital Lessons’ from Ebola forum at UT Dallas
Physicians affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health are expressing concerns that the recent wave of hysteria over the Ebola virus might overshadow the flu, which they say remains a serious public health threat. Roger Khetan, MD, said in an interview with WFAA-TV (Channel 8) this week, that he has seen a spike in flu cases in the … Continue reading Ebola gets headlines, but flu should remain top concern
In this video, Dallas Morning News writer Dr. Seema Yasmin gets a tour of one of the Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas isolation rooms. It’s one of the rooms that would likely be utilized should a patient with Ebola-like symptoms ever be treated there. John Garrett, M.D., medical director of emergency management for Baylor Scott … Continue reading Baylor Dallas isolation room and preparations for Ebola [video]
The news that Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital is currently treating an Ebola patient is causing understandable concern among North Texas residents. But Baylor Scott & White Health representatives say there is still no reason to panic, as the virus does not spread easily and cannot be transmitted until an infected patient develops symptoms. The BSWH system has had … Continue reading Ebola preparations explained by Baylor Scott & White Health representatives
The headlines about the potentially life-threatening enterovirus 68 are alarming. According to media reports, the respiratory illness may be behind the hospitalization of hundreds of children throughout the Midwest and South. It does not appear to have been reported in North Texas, but it is said to be spreading rapidly across the country. Officials at the Centers for Disease … Continue reading What to know about respiratory illness striking kids
Dr. Cristie Columbus, M.D., is an infectious disease specialist and the assistant medical director for epidemiology and infection control and prevention for Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and Baylor Scott & White Health — North Texas division. She joined other experts on Think on KERA-FM (90.1) for a discussion on Ebola. Listen to the show here. The … Continue reading As Ebola spreads in West Africa, Dallas-area doctors urge calm
Keeping up with yearly vaccines might seem like something you don’t have to worry about in adulthood, but there are several immunizations that people over the age of 19 should be receiving on a regular basis to prevent disease and associated complications. Scott & White internist, John David Myers, MD, said that illnesses like shingles … Continue reading 4 immunizations you should receive in adulthood
As you tune in to watch the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, you may have seen more than star athletes. Bob Costas is the familiar voice of the Olympic Games, hosting 157 of NBC’s Olympic prime time airings since 1988. However, due to an eye infection he has had to take a break to recover. … Continue reading The Olympic Games bring attention to Bob Costas’s pink eye
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