West Nile Survivor Says Misdiagnosis Is Common
Lindie Gibbins urges everyone to take the threat of West Nile seriously because of what it did to her.
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Lindie Gibbins urges everyone to take the threat of West Nile seriously because of what it did to her.
The Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas is using a video game to help people overcome bullying.
More children are coming down with whooping cough in Tarrant County, just as warnings are going out to get vaccinated against the bacteria.
County health officials are not identifying him, but family members tell us he is Charles Sheldon; they want the public to know how fast the virus can spread and how deady it can be.
Three new ambulatory surgical centers could open in major Texas cities this year, in compliance with the new state standards for clinics that provide abortions.
We know an infant in Dallas County died in what is expected to be the worst whooping cough outbreak in more than 50 years. So far this year, there have been more than 1,100 reported cases in North Texas, with nearly half of them in Tarrant County.
Another person has died from West Nile virus related causes. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, the victim lived in Mesquite, in the 75149 zip code area.
Health officials in Tarrant County said they've seen a record number of whooping cough cases and are urging people and businesses to take action.
The City of Dallas is urging some residents near a local park to get checked for possible mercury exposure.
For many North Texans the months-long wait times for a doctor's appointment has become the norm and all this is before the Affordable Care Act extends coverage to possibly millions more Americans.
Routine warnings to get a flu vaccine have a new sense of urgency in the wake of the government shutdown. The Centers for Disease control is no longer monitoring the spread of influenza and other infectious diseases.
Irving based Novation the largest hospital supply contractor in the country is behind the expo which put the future of medicine on display.
Dallas County spends $650 million a year on healthcare. That is taxpayer money to care for uninsured patients who go to Parkland Hospital. And taxpayers will still pay for that care -- even when the Affordable Care Act takes effect.
As millions of uninsured Americans logged onto the Healthcare Marketplace website Tuesday morning, several states experienced delays or site-crashing.
Just hours from now, open enrollment begins for millions of Americans who will be required to obtain insurance under the Affordable Care Act. In Dallas, that means most of the 500,000 uninsured will have to sign up for a plan.