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The council didn’t vote on a spending plan by Wednesday night, but it came closer to finding consensus on what it should ...
Federal cuts to Austin Public Health grants haven't just meant a cut in services. Sturrup said they also are a cut in the institutional knowledge and the expertise to prevent serious outbreaks and to ...
Austin's Kind Clinic, a sexual health clinic with specialties serving the LGBTQIA+ community and people impacted by HIV, says ...
Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been detected in Travis County following heavy rainfall, public health officials warn. Why it matters: Roughly 20% of people infected with West Nile develop ...
Austin Public Health has lost $7.5 million in federal funding that was tied to its COVID-19 response. While the pandemic has ended, this funding gave a needed boost for disease surveillance and ...
Austin Public Health has found measles in Austin's waste water. The finding happened over the Fourth of July weekend and it is unclear what if any impact the flood waters during that time had on the ...
Austin Public Health is expecting an active mosquito season and that means mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile. Last week, Austin Public Health reminded the public that May is the beginning ...
Austin Public Health is expecting an active mosquito season and that means mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile. Last week, Austin Public Health reminded the public that May is the beginning ...
On Feb. 12, Austin Public Health's Dr. Desmar Walkes, the public health authority for Travis County, called up thought leaders who had helped Austin get through the COVID-19 pandemic with a lower ...
Federal cuts to Austin Public Health grants haven't just meant a cut in services. Sturrup said they also are a cut in the institutional knowledge and the expertise to prevent serious outbreaks and to ...