Too Many Children Rushed To ER For Non-Emergencies, Cook Children's In Fort Worth Says
On Tuesday, August 17, staff saw 361 children in the emergency department. Almost half turned out to be less urgent or non-emergencies.
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On Tuesday, August 17, staff saw 361 children in the emergency department. Almost half turned out to be less urgent or non-emergencies.
The latest surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations is having a deepening effect in Texas, as many hospitals are now stretched to capacity with sick patients.
A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end second-trimester pregnancies was upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
A parent in Texas has been accused of physically assaulting a teacher during a back-to-school event – over mask wearing.
The goal was to get a painted, heart-shaped rock from Pennsylvania to Texas. The cross-country effort was made as a way to honor Texas teacher Zelene Blancas after her death from COVID-19.
Officials with the City of Fort Worth say they want to make sure residents have access to COVID-19 testing, as cases tied to the Delta variant continue to spike.
The Biden administration is expected later this week to recommend that the majority of Americans get a booster shot eight months after their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Doctors often recommend children receive routine summertime vaccinations like Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) and meningococcal... but parents may also hear their child's doctor recommend the HPV vaccine.
The battle over masks is leading to some confusion for some parents in North Texas this morning -- so here's a breakdown of the facts.
Late Thursday the Food and Drug Administration authorized transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems getting an extra dose of the COVID vaccine.
More than two dozen people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize this week.
The CDC is now strongly recommending women who are pregnant get the COVID-19 vaccine as cases and hospitalizations continue to surge.
Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation recently broke ground on a new medical cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Bastrop.
The FDA is expected to authorize orders for certain immunocompromised people to get a third 'booster' dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
August 10 marked the first day of the Dallas Independent School District's temporary mask mandate.