State health department issues new guidelines for flu testing, treatment

State health department issues new guidelines for flu testing, treatment

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The Texas Department of State Health Services urged doctors to prescribe an antiviral treatment for any patient suffering serious flu-like symptoms, even for those who tested negative on a flu test. “The rapid flu tests are not as accurate with the …
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San Antonio doctors help develop new pill to treat Hepatitis C

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SAN ANTONIO — It's a revolutionary time in Hepatitis C treatment, and local doctors are at the center of leading research. After years of no answers, a pill could replace painful injections. The trial phase of the drug is being conducted at the Texas …
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Increasingly, youths are entering U.S. alone and undocumented

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At 15, he waded across the knee-deep Rio Grande into Texas. Like many youths, he … "Children from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador cited the growing influence of youth gangs and drug cartels as their primary reason for leaving," the report said …
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