Kidney stones used to be a problem mainly for older white men who were overweight and didn’t eat a healthy diet. But that profile is starting to change, with kidney stone rates rising in younger people, women, and African Americans, according to Dr. Keith Lamy, at Austin family practice medicine...
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Monthly Archives: October 2019
Measles: An Old Menace Resurges in Texas and Other States
Posted by Dr. Keith LamyFor years, high vaccination rates kept measles firmly in check in the United States. But the highly infectious disease is making inroads in many states, including Texas. As of June, 1,095 cases of sometimes deadly measles have been confirmed in 28 states this year. That’s the greatest number of US...
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