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September 10, 2016
The insecticide, Naled, which was sprayed over an area of Miami-Dade County twice last week and is due to be sprayed again this weekend in an effort to stop the spread of the Zika virus, is a potent neurotoxin that kills adult mosquitoes on contact. Read the full story at the Miami Herald
September 9, 2016
Dr. Philip Stoddard, a Florida International University biologist and the mayor of South Miami, has released a study that shows that Miami-Dade County’s aerial spraying of naled, a controversial neurotoxic pesticide, is not working to combat the Zika virus in Miami Beach. Read the full story at Miami New Times
September 1, 2016
A recent national study that showed a spike in pregnancy-related deaths in Texas in the years that followed drastic funding cuts by Republican lawmakers to women’s health programs in 2011 has caused concern — but so far, no specific promises of a legislative response. Read the full story at the Express-News
August 30, 2016
A lab at the Health Science Center conducting important research into the Zika virus.
August 23, 2016
San Antonio area residents will have the opportunity to contribute to improving patient safety and the quality of health care at a national conference sponsored by the School of Nursing of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. The “Conference on Community Engagement and Healthcare Improvement” will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2-4, at the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk hotel, 111 E. Pecan, in downtown San Antonio.
August 10, 2016
Thirty-five Texas women in 100,000 won’t leave the hospital with their newborns. Read the full story at Texas Public Radio