 As of August 1, 2018, FedEx is Only Authorized Vendor for Small Package Services to State Agencies
Effective Aug. 1, 2018, the Statewide Procurement Division will transition to a new single award contract with FedEx Government Services for small package overnight, second day, and ground delivery services. This contract replaces the existing contract for small package deliveries (less than 150 lbs.).
Under the new contract, FedEx is the only authorized vendor for small package services to state agencies. Any agencies using Lone Star Overnight must change to the new contract. There is no authorized TIBH provider for small package services.
Recommendations Regarding the Use of Dolutegravir in Adults and Adolescents with HIV who are Pregnant or of Child-Bearing Potential
An NIH-funded observational surveillance study of birth outcomes among pregnant women on antiretroviral therapy in Botswana identified neural tube defects in four infants born to 426 women who initiated a dolutegravir (DTG)-based regimen prior to pregnancy, and who were still receiving it at the time of conception. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Antiretroviral Guidelines Panels are issuing recommendations... Learn more [AIDSinfo.gov]
Health Advisory: Rapidly Growing Clusters of Ongoing HIV Transmission in Texas
DSHS encourages Texas healthcare providers to enhance efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat HIV in the wake of 16 rapidly growing clusters of HIV infections in the state. Laboratory analysis of these infections indicates sustained transmission of genetically similar types of HIV... read the Health Advisory: Rapidly Growing Clusters of Ongoing HIV Transmission in Texas (PDF : 327 kB) and
read the Molecular HIV Surveillance - Genotype Clusters Talking Points (PDF : 189 kB)
 CDC Issues Guidance for Preventing Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
CDC has issued new interim guidance on preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus... Learn more
 Drug Resistant Gonorrhea on the Rise
Gonorrhea is developing a resistance to the last classes of drugs available in the U.S. that are able to cure infection... Learn more
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