Bird flu detected in Houston-area wastewater, no human cases found
No human cases have been detected in Harris County and the source of bird flu in the wastewater is unknown.
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects challenge to FDA’s approval of mifepristone
The court said that the challengers, a group called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, had no right to be in court at all since neither the organization nor its members could show they had suffered...
View ArticleWith too few mental health providers, more patients turn to primary care
Behavioral health has historically been structured, researched, financed, and regulated differently than general health care, and mental health and substance use disorders are typically treated as a...
View ArticleIndictment accuses former Texas Children’s Hospital doctor of obtaining...
The indictment alleges Haim obtained personal information including patients names, treatment codes and the attending physician's name through an electronic system without authorization, according to a...
View ArticleTexas’ maternal mortality committee questions recent changes after...
The committee’s chair also raised concerns about the state’s possible departure from a federal system to share data about maternal deaths.
View ArticleThe first-ever elephant herpesvirus vaccine injected in Houston Zoo
The Houston Zoo staff will monitor Tess, the 40-year-old Asian elephant, to study the effects of the vaccine against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, which has been the leading cause of death in...
View ArticleTexas Medical Board adopts rule for doctors offering emergency abortions
The board's guidance is aimed at providing some clarity to physicians working within the narrow emergency medical exception to Texas' abortion ban.
View ArticleCongresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee battles on, for reelection and against cancer
Jackson Lee joins a long line of U.S. lawmakers who have sought reelection while faced with a life-threatening illness.
View ArticleStudy: Asians and Latinos are most supportive of COVID vaccine mandates
As residents of the San Antonio region waited in line to get the vaccine, each participant was asked if they would support a vaccine mandate.
View ArticleFederal investigation determines Houston surgeons delegated advanced heart...
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine and medical practice group Surgical Associates of Texas P.A. have agreed to pay a record $15 million settlement.
View ArticleWhat you need to know about COVID FLiRT variants
The next boosters from Moderna and Pfizer will target FLiRT variant KP.2, which is a subvariant of JN.1. JN.1 is an Omicron subvariant, as was the XBB.1.5 strain, which was the target of last fall’s...
View ArticleTexas abortion restrictions linked to increased infant deaths, new study finds
The study tracked infant deaths that occurred in the year following Senate Bill 8's passage.
View ArticleMosquitos carrying West Nile Virus have increased in Harris County, health...
Harris County officials say 235 mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile compared to 45 positive mosquito pools just two weeks ago.
View ArticleWhat recent stories from Houston hospitals tell us about the questions...
Medical ethicist Valerie Gutmann Koch explains some of the ethical considerations doctors often face and discusses some of the issues raised by recent stories from Houston-area hospitals.
View Article‘We don’t know where we stand’: IVF in Texas is on shaky ground
A Denton divorce case raised questions whether frozen embryos are people or property. Legal experts say Texas lawmakers may provide clarity when they reconvene in 2025.
View ArticleLawsuit alleges Houston-based escrow company stole millions from families...
Now hundreds of victims of the company are scrambling to scrounge up the money to pay off costly medical expenses. A Facebook group with SEAM clients was formed June 13, and already gathered nearly 800...
View ArticleHouston residents arrested, charged for submitting millions in false Medicare...
At least five local residents were charged after the United States Department of Justice conducted an enforcement plan to crack down on healthcare fraud schemes. 193 people, including 76 doctors and...
View ArticleHouston’s NRG Arena serving as medical shelter to assist discharged patients...
Emergency response organizations at the city and state level, in collaboration with Harris County and the SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council (SETRAC), began utilizing the facility on Wednesday....
View ArticleMuch of Brazoria County remains in the dark days after Hurricane Beryl plowed...
Lake Jackson, Surfside, Freeport, and Clute are all suffering from widespread power outages. Food, water, and gas are also running short.
View ArticleHeat-illness related hospital visits on the rise amid widespread power...
“Your body needs more time to recover than you probably think it does.”
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