Suicide rates show growing racial disparities, CDC finds

When analyzed by race and ethnicity, non-Hispanic White people were the only group that saw age-adjusted suicide rates decline in 2021.

• Feb 10, 2023

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD holds meeting for parents to address fentanyl poisonings

What may be the biggest threat to the health and safety of children in North Texas brought a lot of parents together Thursday night in Carrollton.

• Feb 9, 2023

North Texas doctors warn about recalled eye drops that could potentially blind you

North Texas doctors want you to be on the lookout for something that could leave you permanently blind.

• Feb 6, 2023

Conagra Brands recalls nearly 2.6 million pounds of canned meat and poultry

So far, no consumers have reported any illnesses as a result of the possible contamination.

• Feb 1, 2023

Biden administration plans to end COVID-19 emergency declarations May 11

Former President Trump first declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020.

• Jan 30, 2023

Utah becomes first state to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth in 2023

"Trans kids are kids — they deserve to grow up without constant political attacks on their lives and health care," wrote the ACLU's Utah chapter on Twitter.

• Jan 29, 2023

Thousands of Florida nursing students got fake diplomas in alleged scheme

Thousands of practicing nurses in the U.S. could potentially be working with bogus academic credentials.

• Jan 27, 2023

FDA announces a plan for once a year booster to simplify vaccine protocols

The hope among health officials is to create a routine once a year schedule that will increase the number of vaccinations in the US which stand now at around 81% of the population.

• Jan 24, 2023

FDA proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.

• Jan 23, 2023

Rowlett teen diagnosed with leukemia receives backyard gym through Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Lakeview Centennial junior—who has dreams of becoming a bodybuilder and nutritionist—is now in remission.

• Jan 23, 2023

Easing rules for opioid treatment meds did not increase overdose deaths, study finds

During the coronavirus pandemic, federal agencies changed rules to allow qualified clinicians to remotely prescribe buprenorphine, even to new patients.

• Jan 21, 2023

Nearly 40% of Americans skipped medical care in 2022 over cost

Many people said they didn't seek treatment last year for serious conditions or illnesses, according to Gallup.

• Jan 18, 2023

MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD shows promising results

A research organization plans to ask the FDA to approve the psychedelic drug as a prescription medication, in combination with therapy, to treat PTSD.

• Jan 13, 2023

Kindergarten routine vaccination rates fell for second straight year, CDC warns

The decline was not accompanied by a rise in exemptions, the CDC says, suggesting many children could still catch up on their shots.

• Jan 12, 2023

New clinic tackles health disparities in Oak Cliff

A new health clinic in the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff is seeking to fight health disparities affecting neighbors there.

• Jan 10, 2023

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