The Houston Health Department said Friday it has identified two cases of measles in adults who’ve recently traveled internationally, the first cases in Houston since 2018. The adults live in the same household,

HHD experts warn measles can be highly contagious with potentially serious complications. HOUSTON — The Houston Health Department has confirmed the city's first measles cases here since 2018. Both patients are adults who have traveled internationally recently. They live in the same household.

Reported cases of the norovirus stomach flu are on the rise across the country but a Houston health expert says ... after being exposed to norovirus, the CDC website says. Symptoms include ...

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Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor said the most at-risk patients should be first.

New research led by UTHealth Houston scientists uncovered two genes associated with variants linked to epilepsy, which showed specific traits that make them promising diagnostic biomarkers. The study was recently published in Nature Communications.

Reported cases of the norovirus stomach flu are on the rise across the country but a Houston health expert says the virus has yet to significantly impact the local region. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show there were 91 norovirus outbreaks in the U.

In both cases, there’s no indication others were infected, though. In a statement on the Louisiana death, the CDC reiterated that the risk to the general public is still considered low, saying there are no “concerning virologic changes actively ...