Harris County, TX, June 4, 2026, The Harris County Public Health Department (HCPH), in conjunction with the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) and the City of Houston, released a live dashboard to monitor travelers coming into Harris County […]
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Mediterranean Eating Pattern Class Combines Nutrition Education, Cooking, and Shared Meal Experience
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is excited to announce Cooking Well Texas Meets Mediterranean, an upcoming educational class focused on the Mediterranean eating pattern, offering participants a hands-on opportunity to learn, cook, and enjoy nutritious Mediterranean-inspired meals together. The class will […]
Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital Named Among Best Maternity Hospitals in America
HOUSTON (June 2, 2026) — For the fourth consecutive year, Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital made the list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 by Newsweek and Statista. It also achieved a four-ribbon designation for achieving 70% or better of its quality and patient […]
UH Engineers Develop New mRNA Technology to Dramatically Boost Immune Response to Vaccines
A New Approach to Cancer Vaccination Yields More Powerful T Cells Immune-remodeling mRNA Boosts Anti-tumor Immunity and, in Some Cases, Helps Eliminate Tumors Engineers from the University of Houston, MIT and Harvard have developed a new mRNA-based strategy that dramatically […]
Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Multi-country
13 May 2026 Situation at a glance This is the third Disease Outbreak News report on the hantavirus cluster, following the notification to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 2 May 2026 of severe respiratory illness cases aboard MV Hondius, […]
Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern
Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 – Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), after having consulted the States Parties where […]
