Public Health
CDC Bigwigs Visit Gaines County, Because Measles Apparently Needed VIP Attention
The measles outbreak that started back in January has now turned Gaines County into an…
Texas Breaks a Record Nobody Wanted: 663 Measles Cases and Counting
Tracker here: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/22/texas-measles-outbreak-update/ By late April, Texas logged 663 measles cases across 26 counties—making this…
First the Birds, Now the Skunks: Avian Flu Expands Its Lubbock Fan Club
As if West Texas needed another public health headline, Texas Parks and Wildlife has now…
Doctors Beg Lubbock to Take the Shot—Because Measles Isn’t Just a Rash
Lubbock doctors gathered this week to remind everyone that measles isn’t just some itchy inconvenience…
Doctor With Measles Decides to “Share the Love” With His Patients
As Texas battles its worst measles outbreak in three decades, one West Texas physician has…
Measles Kills Kids, But Anti-Vaxxers Say “Actually, It Was Something Else”
Eight-year-old Daisy Hildebrand died of measles complications in Lubbock this April, and local health officials…
Texas Pinches Pennies on Public Health, Pays Millions for Measles
Here’s the math, Lubbock-style: a single measles vaccine costs about $2.60. A single measles hospitalization?…
Congratulations, You’re Infected: Lubbock Officially Added to Measles Outbreak Zone
The Texas Department of State Health Services just expanded its measles outbreak map, and guess…
Second Texas Child Dies of Measles, RFK Jr. to Play Grieving Politician at Funeral
Texas has confirmed its second pediatric measles death in the middle of an outbreak that’s…