Nicole Villalpando
Specialty Editor at Austin American-Statesman
Nicole Villalpando writes about health for the Statesman.
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3 days ago |
statesman.com | Nicole Villalpando
Baylor Scott & White opens first Level III NICU in Williamson CountyNicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman | Hearst - Austin TransitionThe incubators were ready. The experienced nurses and doctors were just waiting. The hospital had not had a NICU and could not care for the premature or medically complex after delivery.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Nicole Villalpando
The Williamson County and Cities Health District is reporting a second measles case in Leander. This case involves an unvaccinated adult, who is no longer in the infectious period, and was not in the county when they were infectious. Anyone who might have come in contact with this person is being notified. It is not clear if this case is related to the first Leander measles case last week. That case involved a school-age child who was infectious between May 15 and May 22.
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | Nicole Villalpando
“Vaccination is one of the most powerful tools we have to prevent the spread of measles and protect our community,” said Dr. Amanda Norwood, Williamson County and Cities Health District's medical director. “Two doses of the MMR vaccine offer safe, strong, long-lasting protection.
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | Nicole Villalpando
Austin psychiatrist Dr. Donald J. Garcia is enrolling patients in a study on a new kind of medication for major depressive disorder. While drug companies have created many medications that help increase serotonin, that neurotransmitter chemical that is our natural mood stabilizer in the brain, only about 60% to 70% of patients will respond to those medications, Garcia said.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Claire Osborn |Nicole Villalpando
Williamson County reported its first 2025 documented case of measles on Thursday. A school-age child from Leander has been infected, according to a news release from the Williamson County and Cities Health District. The district said it couldn't provide more details about the child or what school the child attended because of medical privacy rules. The child is recovering at home under isolation, the release said.
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