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Texas Transports Over 105,000 Migrants To Sanctuary Cities
March 15, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together…
National Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 Provides Immediate Crisis Counseling to People…
Natural disasters can have an enormous impact on people, including survivors, first responders, eyewitnesses, and even those who watch related media reports on television. The Disaster Distress Helpline, at 1-800-985-5990, can provide…
Governor Abbott Strengthens Texas’ Economic Partnership With The United Kingdom
March 15, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today completed a successful economic development mission to the United Kingdom organized by the…
Governor Abbott Celebrates Bond Between UK, Texas During Margaret Thatcher Centre Lecture In London
March 14, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today celebrated conservative, pro-economic growth values shared between the United Kingdom and…
National Statement: The Autism Society of America Mourns the Tragic Loss of Ryan Gainer and…
The Autism Society of America Mourns the Tragic Loss of a Young Autistic Man and Calls for a Shift Towards Mental Health-Focused Emergency Response
March 14, 2024, Rockville, MD – In the wake of the heartbreaking incident that led to the…
Tackling Shy Bladder Syndrome: Understanding and Managing Paruresis
Understanding ParuresisDoes the thought of using a public restroom fill you with dread? Shy bladder syndrome, or paruresis, is more than a minor inconvenience; it represents a significant performance anxiety disorder affecting countless…
Governor Abbott Signs Statement Of Mutual Cooperation With The United Kingdom
March 13, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today signed a Statement of Mutual Cooperation (SMC) with United Kingdom Secretary of State for…
Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For Panhandle Wildfires
March 13, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today announced that the United States. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request for…
Understanding Kevin & Avonte’s Law | Autism Society
Rockville, MD, March 13, 2024 – Kevin and Avonte’s Law honors the memory of Kevin Wills and Avonte Oquendo, two boys with Autism who tragically perished after wandering away from supervised settings. The law aims to create safer…
Governor Abbott Hosts Australian Ambassador Rudd, German Minister Hoffmeister-Kraut In Austin
March 12, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott yesterday met with the Australian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Kevin Rudd and the German…
Facility Dog Builds Connections in York County School | Keystone Human Services
Facility Dog Builds Connections in York County School
“Part of the family” – that’s the slogan of Dallastown Area Intermediate School. It’s also the perfect description for SSD Doodle, the school’s facility dog.
She’s a one-dog welcome…
Governor Abbott Releases 2024 Report To The People Of Texas
March 12, 2024 | Austin, Tx
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Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today released his 2024 Report to the People of Texas looking back over all that was accomplished in…
Governor Abbott Requests SBA Disaster Declarations For Panhandle Wildfires
March 11, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today announced that he requested disaster declarations from the United States. Small Business Administration…
From the Editor’s Desk
With humility and pride, this month I begin my tenure as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. Since the launch of the MSMR in 1995, there have been three prior editors-in-chief. For the past five months,…
Ivermectin Prescription Fill Rates Among United States. Military Members During the Coronavirus Disease 2019…
This report describes ivermectin prescription fill rates among United States. active component service members over time during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Information about the unsubstantiated benefits of ivermectin for…
Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System Facilities Through Week 48, Ending November 30,…
Reportable Medical Events are documented in the Disease Reporting System internet by health care providers and public health officials throughout the Military Health System for monitoring, controlling, and preventing the…
Letter to the Editor: TRADOC Policy Does Not List Sickle Cell Trait as a Risk Factor for Cold Injury
We read with great interest the “Update: Cold Weather Injuries Among the Active and Reserve Components of the United States. Armed Forced, July 2018-June 2023.”1 While the update provides valuable insight into the relative number of…
A Summary of the United States. Marine Recruit Assessment Program Procedures and Survey from 2003 to 2021
The Recruit Assessment Program is a cross-sectional, baseline survey of United States. Marine recruits administered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. This report presents RAP study procedures and survey content that was…
A Summary of the United States. Marine Recruit Assessment Program Procedures and Survey from 2003 to 2021
The Recruit Assessment Program is a cross-sectional, baseline survey of United States. Marine recruits administered at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. This report presents RAP study procedures and survey content that was…
Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System Facilities Through Week 1, Ending January 6,…
Reportable Medical Events are documented in the Disease Reporting System internet by health care providers and public health officials throughout the Military Health System for monitoring, controlling, and preventing the…
Surveillance Snapshot: Demographics of the Space Force Active Component, United States. Armed Forces, November…
This Surveillance Snapshot provides the first summary of the demographic composition of active component Space Force service members, as of November 2023. This Snapshot is intended to inform future MSMR illness and injury…
SAMHSA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Seeks $8.1 Billion to Support Mental Health and Substance Use…
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 President’s Budget includes $8.1 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), $612 million more than the agency’s FY 2023 enacted budget. The FY 2025 budget proposal…
Life with Schizoaffective Disorder
March 11, 2024
• Feature Story • 75th Anniversary
This story is part of a special 75th Anniversary series featuring the experiences of people living with mental…
For people who speak several languages, there’s something special about their native tongue
A new study of people who speak several languages has found that there is something special about how the brain processes their native language.
In the brains of these polyglots — people who speak five or more…
Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver To Comptroller’s Office For Texas Wildfires
March 8, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today announced he granted a waiver to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts as Texas continues…
Texas Marks Third Anniversary Of Operation Lone Star
March 8, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together…
Texas Celebrates Record Highs For Jobs, Labor Force
March 8, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today celebrated the strength of the Texas economy following the release of January employment data…
How sensory gamma rhythm stimulation clears amyloid in Alzheimer’s mice
Studies at MIT and elsewhere are producing mounting evidence that light flickering and sound clicking at the gamma brain rhythm frequency of 40 hertz (Hz) can reduce Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression and treat…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $491,000 Job Training Grant To Collin College
March 7, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today announced a Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award totaling $491,280 has been awarded to…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $553,000 In Career Training Grants To San Antonio Schools
March 7, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today announced three Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $553,000 have…
Governor Abbott Announces Joint SBA Preliminary Damage Assessments For Panhandle Wildfires
March 7, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to request…
How the brain coordinates speaking and breathing
MIT researchers have discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe out, and stop talking when you breathe in.
The newly discovered circuit controls two…
Governor Abbott Appoints Four To Real Estate Research Advisory Committee
March 7, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Appointment
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott has appointed Harry Gibbs to the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee for a term set to expire on…
Capitol Connection: March 7, 2024 | Autism Society
In this issue of Capitol Connection, see how the Autism Society delivered over 400 grassroots petitions urging a House Committee to take up and pass the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act. Also, find progress on…
A noninvasive treatment for “chemo brain”
Patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience cognitive effects such as memory impairment and difficulty concentrating — a condition commonly known as “chemo brain.”
MIT researchers have now shown that a…
The Autism Society of America Collaborates with Ventures ATL, the SASD ASPIRE program and Autism…
Autism Society Employs Autism Community for Vaccine Kits
March 4, 2024, Rockville, MD – The Autism Society of America is excited to announce multiple collaborations with Ventures ATL, the SASD ASPIRE program in Wisconsin, and Autism…
Governor Abbott Provides Update On State Resources, Ongoing Response To Texas Wildfires
March 4, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Governor Abbott today provided an update on the state's ongoing wildfire response and resources deployed as state and…
Exposure to different kinds of music influences how the brain interprets rhythm
When listening to music, the human brain appears to be biased toward hearing and producing rhythms composed of simple integer ratios — for example, a series of four beats separated by equal time intervals…
Governor Abbott Names Chair, Appoints Seven To Nueces River Authority Board Of Directors
March 1, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Appointment
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott has appointed Lisa Greenberg to the Nueces River Authority Board of Directors for a term set to expire…
Don’t Wait 17 Years: Get Help for OCD
Folks with OCD see 14-17 years, on average, between OCD symptoms appearing and getting a correct diagnosis. Here are four steps as a guide to better outcomes.Step 1 - “My room is messy. Could this still be OCD?” You may have chuckled…
Governor Abbott Provides Update On State Response To Historic Wildfires
March 1, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today held a briefing with state and local officials and provided an update on the state’s ongoing…
Texas Continues President Trump’s Historic Border Security Legacy
March 1, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together…
Texas Wins Governor’s Cup For Record-Breaking 12th Year In A Row
March 1, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today celebrated Texas winning Site Selection magazine's Governor's Cup for an unprecedented 12th…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $142,000 Career Training Grant To Vernon College
March 1, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant totaling more than $142,000 has been…
Governor Abbott Announces Over $142,000 Career Training Grant To Vernon College
March 1, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant totaling more than $142,000 has been…
Hidden Histories: Racial Injustice at St. Elizabeths Mental Hospital
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Dr. Summers: I came across one woman who was admitted in I believe, 1866 her name was Lutetia B. And she was diagnosed with some form of mania. But in the column for supposed cause, was written, "The blackness of…
Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waivers To Respond To Texas Wildfires
February 29, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today granted waivers for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Texas Department…
Governor Abbott Hosts 45th President Donald J. Trump For A Border Security Briefing In Eagle Pass
February 29, 2024 | Austin, Texas
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Press Release
Republican Gregory Wayne Abbott today hosted 45th President Donald J. Trump for a border security briefing with state officials…
March Resources: Developmental Disabilities Month, Informed Decisions, and National Women’s…
This March, we highlight Developmental Disabilities Month, signs and characteristics, ways to make informed decisions, and National Women’s History Month. Our public policy resources include two new action alerts, an employment…
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Change can start at the local level
Content warning: Eating disorders, anorexia. If you think you may be struggling with an eating disorder and want to check your symptoms, take the eating disorder screen.
National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week plays a crucial…