Category: Patient Resources

Centers for Disease Control and   Prevention (CDC)

• Get the Facts
• CDC Response
• Demographics: Ethnicity Trends for Cases and Deaths in the US

State of Texas

• Department of State Health Services
• Case Dashboard
• Self Checker

 North Central Texas Council of   Governments

• Case Dashboard

Testing

• PCR, Antigen, and Antibody Tests Explained

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Treatment Guidelines
• What’s New
• Immune Based Therapy
• Dexamethasone
• Antiviral Therapy
• Concomitant Medications

Vaccine Development

• Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV)

Clinical Trials

• Clinical Trials
• StatNews
• Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
• NY Times Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker

Health Humor

Asthma inhaler compliance:

TV show House    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21TL94NEzvg&NR=1 
en español     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3wgk_h2Rc&NR=1

Pollen and Mold Counts

The Weather Channel http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/weather/USTX0327

Current Ozone Activity

North Central Texas Council Of Governments http://www.nctcog.org/trans/air/ozone/current.asp

Asthma

MedPage Today  http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Asthma/

Medical News Today  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/asthma-respiratory/

Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/asthma/

AOL News http://www.aolnews.com/tag/asthma/

WebMD http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/default.htm

Cystic Fibrosis

MedPage Today  http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/CysticFibrosis/

Medical News Today  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/cystic_fibrosis/

Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/cystic_fibrosis/

AOL News http://www.aolnews.com/tag/cystic-fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation http://www.cff.org/aboutCFFoundation/

Influenza

Topix http://www.topix.com/health/influenza

Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/influenza/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/index.htm

Texas Department of State Health Services – H1N1 Situation Update http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/influenza/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – FluView http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

Flu activity map USA  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/WeeklyFluActivityMap.htm

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance USA. Texas is in region 6

Preemie Care RSV Resources http://www.preemiecare.org/rsv_resourceshtm.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: RSV page

AOL News http://www.aolnews.com/tag/rsv/