UH researchers have developed two nasal sprays for respiratory viruses, COVID-19
Both sprays are developed to function by heightening the immune system in a person's nose.
View Article16 hospitalized after chemical reaction during Great Wolf Lodge Webster grand...
Five people evacuated the building and 16 people were quickly transported to HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake and UTMB hospitals after the area was decontaminated.
View ArticleHarris County to start aerial spraying for mosquitos beginning Saturday night
Spraying will begin between 8:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday. It will cover 81,000 acres in west and northwest Harris County.
View ArticleTwo women file federal complaints, arguing Texas hospitals delayed care due...
The women had ectopic pregnancies, which are nonviable and life-threatening if not treated early. They say Ascension Seton Williamson and Texas Health Arlington violated federal law by not ending their...
View ArticleGoing back to school means readjusting sleep patterns for the whole family
Sleep expert Dr. Sudha Tallavajhula discusses how families can better navigate the sleep schedule readjustments kids and families endure when school starts up again. And she answers general questions...
View ArticleDeath of Houston ISD Marshall M.S. student sparks questions from teachers’...
The Houston Federation of Teachers says a school staffer tried to treat the student with a defibrillator and it 'was not working.' It was unclear Friday what caused the student's death and whether a...
View Article$3.3 million UH study to find ways to prevent blindness in diabetic and...
The study will take two years to complete. Patients will go through a baseline visit and two follow-ups at 12 months and 24 months.
View ArticleWhy vaccination rates in Texas schools have fallen the last 20 years
State lawmakers may again take up increasing vaccine exemptions in the next session.
View ArticleA Houston ER doc calls for a public health approach to guns
Dr. Cedric Dark makes his case in his new book: "Under the Gun: An ER Doctor's Cure for America's Gun Epidemic."
View ArticleRosharon area residents voice opposition to proposed rock crushing plant
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality held a meeting Tuesday to hear public comments on a permit for the facility.
View ArticleA new round of free COVID tests is coming soon
At the end of September, each household will be able to order up to four rapid tests through COVIDtests.gov. The tests, which will detect newer COVID-19 variants, will be good for use until the end of...
View ArticleDeadly, rare, mosquito-spread encephalitis virus found in Houston County horses
The last time a human tested positive for the Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Texas was 2001.
View ArticleNew manufacturing facility in south Houston to produce more than 800,000...
The new production facility is Healgen Scientific’s largest in the U.S. The company is also opening a new headquarters in Katy.
View ArticleHouston COVID transmission hits highest levels of 2024 as expert urges use of...
Since the beginning of July, the new numbers in the Houston wastewater data show COVID levels up 300%, 10 times higher than they were at the end of April.
View ArticleThere have been 14 drowning deaths in Houston this year so far, raising...
Houston hospitals have seen 163 drowning-related visits this year.
View ArticleGallery Furniture customers have been showing Mattress Mack support after...
McIngvale said that he had cellulitis, but as of Tuesday he is back at work.
View ArticleTexas Children’s Hospital CEO Mark Wallace to retire on 35th anniversary
Wallace will step down from his position on Oct. 4, the CEO's 35-year anniversary with Texas Children's, the system said in a press release Thursday.
View ArticleFive couples sue local fertility clinic they say knowingly implanted dead or...
Aspire HFI released a statement to patients in late August about a decrease in survival rates from embryos because there was an issue with freezing and storing them in February.
View ArticleNew poll shows majority of Texans have skipped or postponed some form of...
A majority of Texans said they skipped or put off some form of medical treatment in 2023 because they couldn’t afford it, according to a survey published this week by the Houston-based Episcopal Health...
View ArticleHouston Fire cadets participate in department’s first mental health training...
Firefighters are more likely to experience PTSD, depression and anxiety, which is why the Houston Fire Department invited mental health experts to teach future firefighters how to care for their mental...
View ArticleSurvey: Nearly half of Texas OBGYNs have changed where or how they practice...
44% of 447 surveyed physicians said they have thought about or have already changed how or where they practice as a result of abortion restrictions.
View ArticleHouston receives $7.5 million in HUD funding to combat lead exposure
The funding is part of a broader nationwide effort to improve drinking water quality.
View ArticleHouston to consider expanding emergency response program into separate business
Currently, ETHAN is run buy the Houston Fire Department but it could soon license its software and services to other municipalities for profit.
View ArticleGalveston man drops lawsuit against women who allegedly helped ex-wife get an...
The lawsuit effort led by Marcus Silva asserted his wife learned of her pregnancy in 2022, and conspired with her friends Jackie Noyola and Amy Carpenter to obtain abortion medications. Silva claimed...
View ArticleHouston to soon contact some residents regarding federal lead pipe mandate
So far, no lead service lines have been identified in Houston, according to Houston Public Works.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court will not hear case involving Texas’ emergency abortion...
This year’s docket includes few cases directly affecting Texas law. Two exceptions involve cases on gender-affirming care for minors and on online pornography.
View ArticleA 20-foot inflatable IUD made a stop in Houston to bring attention to...
The 20-foot inflatable IUD is a call attention to the Senate vote on the Right to Contraception Act which Republican senators blocked.
View ArticleGalveston County sees rise in Whooping Cough cases, urges vaccinations
The last state-wide peak of Whooping Cough was in 2013 when Texas had nearly 4,000 confirmed cases.
View ArticleFrom abortion to insurrection: a fact check of the Cruz v. Allred debate
Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Colin Allred attacked each other’s records on issues ranging from the economy to civil rights. Neither was entirely accurate in their charges.
View ArticleFormer Houston pharmacy owner convicted of 15 counts in $160 million Medicare...
Prosecutors said 59-year-old Mohamad Mokbel illegally paid for the identification numbers of Medicare recipients and their personal health and physician information.
View ArticleHouston Food Bank to make deliveries with self-driving cars to pregnant women
The pilot program will use Cruise’s self-driving cars to transport 6,000 meals across 180 deliveries to pregnant women facing food insecurity throughout the city.
View ArticleSenator Ted Cruz makes his case to Texas for a third term, appealing to...
Cruz is downplaying his hardline opposition to abortion, while stressing his recent work with Democrats on transportation bills that bring jobs to Texas.
View ArticleHarris blasts Trump, Cruz, Paxton over anti-abortion records at Houston rally
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at a rally in Houston, charged former President Donald Trump with causing a health care crisis through his work in overturning Roe v. Wade. The end of Roe...
View Article“I know he’s not everybody’s favorite flavor”: Voters weigh in on the...
Immigration and border security, abortion, and Winter Storm Uri all figured into how early voters in Greater Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth cast their ballots in the Senate race between Republican...
View ArticleCity of Houston converts HFD telehealth service to for-profit corporation for...
Houston City Council created a for-profit corporation to sell a telehealth tool developed by the Houston Fire Department. It could be distributed at the regional and national level.
View ArticleMD Anderson to stop accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas Medicare
Currently, the health care provider has not released a specific reason for the termination.
View ArticleA Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a ‘Crime’ to Intervene...
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who ProPublica found lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict abortion laws...
View Article$5 million awarded for endangered Houston Toad habitat rehabilitation
The Houston Toad was first discovered in the 1940s and became the first amphibian to be added to the endangered species list in 1970.
View ArticleHarris County health experts concerned about Houstonians’ heart health
Heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer are the top leading causes of death in Harris County, according to the latest chronic disease report. The health department will host two webinars this...
View ArticleHouston event spotlights how employers can ease diabetes burden for workers
Nearly 11% of Texas' adult population has diabetes, while Harris County's rate is a bit higher, at 13%.
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