AUSTIN – The Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, under the direction of Dr. Brett P. Giroir, today held its first public hearing at the State Capitol. The hearing focused on preparedness for initial identification and isolation…
Oct. 22, 2014– LifeShare Blood Centers reports an urgent need for O negative blood donors in order to stabilize the supply. Patient use of O negative blood has exceeded recent blood donations of the same type, resulting in an immediate…
Emergency management personal, first responders, and area medical professionals attended a joint meeting at the Texarkana, Texas Convention Center to discuss area ebola preparedness. The event was a joint effort hosted by Texarkana, Texas and LifeNet. According to LifeNet Medical…
LITTLE ROCK | As consumers consider their insurance options and health-care needs for the upcoming year, some may be surprised to learn that insurance companies may utilize mail-order pharmacies to fill beneficiaries’ prescriptions. Insurance companies often use Pharmacy Benefit Managers,…
COLLEGE STATION – Gov. Rick Perry today toured the Texas A&M National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing, one of the pioneering vaccine and therapeutic manufacturing facilities that comprise the Texas A&M Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM). The…
The City of Texarkana, Texas stated there are zero confirmed cases of the disease in Texarkana. St. Michaels confirmed that it has zero patients with ebola. TXKtoday.com staff has received messages and noticed an influx of mentions of Texarkana on Twitter stating…
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today released the following statement in response to a second Dallas health care provider being diagnosed with the Ebola Virus. “The diagnosis of a second health care worker in Dallas reaffirms what a formidable foe…
AUSTIN – The Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response will hold its first hearing at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. The hearing will focus on medical and public…
October 6, 2014 | Austin, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry today announced the creation of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, which will assess and enhance the state’s existing capabilities to prepare for and respond to pandemic…
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe re-appointed Dr. Sondra Bedwell to the Arkansas Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Commission. She works at the UAMS Family Medical Center in Texarkana. Her commission will expires July 1, 2016.
October 1, 2014, Advanced Imaging located at 5508 Summerhill Road was integrated into Wadley Regional Medical Center as a department of the hospital.
Join Christus St Michael for an evening with Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., the author of the New York Times Bestseller “Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.”
News Release, September 29, 2014 – Flu vaccine has been arriving in doctor’s offices, clinics and pharmacies across Texas, and the Texas Department of State Health Services encourages everyone 6 months old and older to get vaccinated now. Oct. 1 is Texas…
September 30, 2014 – The future of Texas water in the face of population growth is a controversial issue and one that Texas A&M University-Texarkana addressed in a symposium this afternoon in Eagle Hall at A&M-Texarkana campus.
A Texas hospital patient has tested positive for Ebola, making the patient the first case diagnosed in the United States. The test was conducted at the state public health laboratory in Austin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed…
