School of Public Health
Year: 2020
July 15, 2020 • Uncategorized
By Sally Crocker There’s a lot of drinking going on during COVID-19. Takeout, home deliveries and curbside pickup of beer, wine, liquors and other alcoholic products have increased significantly – from 40-50%, according to different sources - over the months since the U.S. first locked down over coronavirus concerns. “There is a tremendous amount…
July 13, 2020 • Uncategorized
By Sally Crocker As virus rates continue surging nationwide, a growing number of people are getting tested for COVID-19, and many have important questions on what to do while they await results. According to Dr. Diana Cervantes, faculty epidemiologist with the HSC School of Public Health, if you feel concerned enough about symptoms or recent…
June 29, 2020 • Uncategorized
By Sally Crocker “Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart from others in public. And stay home if you can.” The Texas Governor’s Office issued an updated Executive Order on June 26, closing bars and certain other businesses and reducing indoor restaurant capacity to 50% around the state. In light of…
June 26, 2020 • Uncategorized
By Sally Crocker New HSC faculty member Charlotte Noble, PhD, MPH, and her family moved from Florida to Fort Worth in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when little was yet known about the reach of the virus, its outcomes and how long it would last. Months later, as states like Texas and…
June 24, 2020 • Uncategorized
By Sally Crocker What’s known is that 66% of oropharyngeal cancers are HPV-related. In mid June, the FDA approved the HPV vaccine, Gardasil 9, for the prevention of certain HPV-related head and neck cancers. What’s still to be explored is why HPV vaccine rates remain low - despite strong public health recommendations in favor of…
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