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City Council to Decide if Lubbock Should Pretend to Care About Public Health
Lubbock Public Health spent nearly a year gathering input from 2,100 residents, producing a hefty Community Health Needs Assessment that basically says: people can’t afford…
January 8, 2025
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Lubbock’s Syphilis Problem Just Went Supernova—And Pfizer Can’t Keep Up
Turns out, West Texas isn’t just dry, dusty, and overrun with Whataburgers—it’s also apparently syphilis…
July 5, 2023
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Syphilis Up 300% in Lubbock — Congrats, We’re Going Viral the Old-Fashioned Way
The Lubbock Health Department says syphilis cases have exploded — and not in a fun…
January 31, 2022