Disease

Texas agriculture experts say it's unlikely you’ll need to worry about infected or pricey eggs, meat or dairy at the grocery store after chickens, cows and one Texan have tested positive for bird flu.

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows. The only reported symptom was eye redness, and the patient is recovering.

Cases of chronic wasting disease have been found at several deer-breeding facilities.

Step aside, BA.5. The new variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, appear to be among the most adept yet at evading immunity from previous infection and vaccination.

The infected person is now hospitalized after traveling from Nigeria to Dallas, arriving at Love Field Airport last Friday.

Prized rosebushes in North Texas are at risk from an infection called ‘Rose Rosette.’ The disease is incurable and has already cost Southlake about a…

In our culture, people battling certain diseases are seen as brave and heroic, while others can be viewed as weak or morally lacking. Today on Think, Krys…

Do you know your T-score? That’s ‘T’ as in Testosterone. There’s a nationwide campaign that’s especially hot in Texas urging men to check their…

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