Measles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses, infecting the respiratory tract before spreading throughout the body. It causes fever and a rash, and in severe cases, can lead to complications such as deafness, blindness, pneumonia, and encephalitis — swelling of the brain that can b...
“It’s important to offer as we continue to grow, and we do not really have a health center on campus just yet,” Brown said. Resources at the fair include nutrition, fitness, vision screenings and financial wellness. Participants include Alcoholics Anonymous, Prevent Blindness, UT Health San...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas(BCBSTX) announced today $2.1 million inHealthy Kids, Healthy Families®(HKHF) grants to 54 community-based organizations statewide that focus on health and wellness and target impacts of socio-economic and social determinants of health. The funding also includ...
type 2 diabetes is the largest cause of non-traumatic blindness and kidney failure, as compared to non-diabetics. It has also been associated with an increased risk of cognitive dysfunction and dementia through disease processes such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Other complications ...