Medical Profiles

COVID-19 Vaccine and Test Sites Closed on Monday and Tuesday due to Tropical Storm Nicholas

Residents Should Prepare for Expected Heavy Rains and Possible Flooding Harris County Public Health’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites will be closed Monday and Tuesday, September 13 and 14 due to Tropical Storm Nicholas. The storm may cause flash flooding and […]

September is Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month

September is Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. For children, young adults, and families navigating through cancer treatments or other life-threatening illnesses such as Sickle Cell Disease, the past 18 months have presented entirely new challenges during an already […]

Well Beyond Recovery

Cenikor renews commitment to be a partner for life with a corporate rebrand The recovery community will see a new face of Cenikor, a leading provider of treatment services for alcohol and drug addiction, this September as it rolls out a brand redesign for its corporate identity. For 55 years, Cenikor has […]

Student research team studies microbes from unusual cave system

From left: Lauren Camp, Rocio Alferez, Mitti Fairchild, Aspen Huseman, Mike Taylor, Maya Robles, and Kaylie Wheeless.

A team of six Henderson State University biology students are on a mission to examine and analyze mysterious microbes found deep underground in a unique Tennessee cave. For the past two years, they have been using metagenomic DNA sequencing to […]