HEALTH CARE
The latest Fort Bend County coronavirus updates from the week of Sept. 18-24. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
DATA: Fort Bend County sees week-over-week increase in new coronavirus cases
Fewer than 500 COVID-19 patients—478—are currently checked in at Texas Medical Center hospitals. (Community Impact staff)
Texas Medical Center COVID-19 hospitalizations drop 30% in three weeks
Dr. Sam Rolon is a physician for Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group Creekside Family Medicine in The Woodlands. (Courtesy St. Luke's Health)
Q&A: St. Luke's physician shares advice on flu season, vaccine and prevention
All Elite MMA locations are following COVID-19 protocol by checking attendees' temperatures before walking in as well as by disinfecting shoes, feet, and hands. (Courtesy of Elite MMA)
Having a fitness community can help improve mental health, Katy fitness experts say
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is raising awareness for childhood cancer during the month of September. (Courtesy Joshua VanHorn/Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center)
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center accepting blood, raising awareness for childhood cancer through September
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: ICU use continues decline despite growth in daily cases, plus advice on preventing illness during flu season
COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped by 23% at Texas Medical Center hospitals as compared to a week ago. (Community Impact staff)
Texas Medical Center updates: ICU use drops to mid-June levels; COVID-19 cancer study gets underway
As of Aug. 20, the CDC reports 695 confirmed cases of MIS-C across 42 states, New York City and Washington D.C., 11 of which have resulted in death. Of those confirmed cases, 99% also tested positive for SARS CoV-2. (Graphic by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: What is Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, and how is it related to COVID-19?
Texas school districts will be required to report new cases of COVID-19 at each campus starting Sept. 8. (Courtesy Katy ISD)
Texas school districts will soon begin reporting campus-level COVID-19 data to the state
Tropical Storm Imelda Houston
As Hurricane Laura looms, Texas Flood Registry details physical, mental toll of storms
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: ICU use, hospitalizations down as plasma trial gets underway
Memorial Hermann Medical Group and Children's Memorial Hermann are combining under one new name: Children's Memorial Hermann Pediatrics. (Courtesy Memorial Hermann Health System)
Hospital system rebrands pediatric offices to Children's Memorial Hermann Pediatrics
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center: COVID-19 hospitalizations down 19% since Aug. 7
Data Nielsen reports show retail alcohol sales rose 24% from the week ending March 7 to the week ending April 18. (Courtesy Pexels)
Katy-area experts attribute pandemic for rise in substance use as coping mechanism
Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi are co-leading the research team developing a coronavirus vaccine, which now has a licensing agreement with India-based company Biological E. Limited. (Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine)
Baylor College of Medicine announces licensing agreement for COVID-19 vaccine candidate