Oct. 03, 2019
New state
law requires additional test during pregnancy
Texas public health officials are reminding health care professionals about
a new law increasing syphilis testing during pregnancy.
Sept. 30, 2019
Tuesday is Texas Influenza Awareness Day
DSHS recommends that everyone 6 months old and older get vaccinated now to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications.
Sept. 26, 2019
Texas was recognized this week for its successful effort to increase immunizations among emergency responders.
Sept. 12, 2019
Sept. 5, 2019
Health officials, state leaders and patient advocates gathered at the state public health laboratory in Austin today to celebrate the addition of a new test to the health screening done for every baby born in Texas.
Sept. 3, 2019
A ribbon cutting ceremony and laboratory tour to celebrate implementation of testing Texas newborns for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, or X-ALD.
Aug. 19, 2019
The Texas Department of State Health Services is investigating suspected Texas cases of severe lung disease in people who used e-cigarettes.
Aug. 13, 2019
Public health officials have confirmed the state's first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2019.
July 17, 2019
Operation Lone Star, the annual emergency preparedness exercise coordinated by the Texas Department of State Health Services, returns to six South Texas sites July 22-26.
July 8, 2019
Preparedness effort aimed at being ready before disaster strikes
June 27, 2019
DSHS is sharing steps people can take to protect against naturally-occurring anthrax.
June 20, 2019
A presentation on GetWaiveredTX, a DSHS program to expand the tools available to health care providers for opioid treatment.
May 23, 2019
A mild winter, even by Texas standards, means public health officials are on guard for a possible increase in West Nile virus cases this year.
March 6, 2019
The Texas Department of State Health Services is now reporting 10 measles cases in the state in 2019, one more than Texas saw all of last year.
Jan. 9, 2019
The successful Oral Rabies Vaccination Program resumes flights today in its annual mission to control rabies in the state.