Doctors are doing what they can to make sure the sound of music continues to be heard across the Lone Star State, starting with the health of those creating the melodies. Jose Saavedra, a double...
Conjoined TX Twins Separated in Rare Surgery
For the first time at Fort Worth's Cook Children's Medical Center, doctors successfully separated conjoined twins. The twin girls, JamieLynn and AmieLynn, were born on October 3, 2022, at Texas...
Caris Life Sciences Nears $2B in Funding
A cancer treatment research company has recently secured nearly $2 billion in funding. Caris Life Sciences announced that it had closed a "senior secured term loan providing up to $400 million in...
Are High-Fat Diets Triggering Pain?
Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas claim to have discovered a potential connection between the consumption of high-fat foods and the onset of pain. The study, published in Nature in...
FDA Seeks Changes to Vaccine Strategy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering changes to the nation's strategy on COVID vaccinations. The shift was revealed in a briefing document preceding the upcoming Vaccine and...
‘Avatar’ Tech Can Track Genetic Diseases
Motion capture suit technology used in CGI-heavy films like Avatar is being used by researchers to detect and track diseases that impair movement. The sooner these diseases can be detected, the...
Dallas County Flu Cases Subsiding
The flu season in Dallas County seems to be subsiding. After flu cases in December started to decline, dropping from 1,245 at the beginning of the month to less than 500 by the end, they started to...
Chemical Contamination Found in Fish
A new study has found that eating just one serving of locally sourced freshwater fish each year could have the same effect as drinking water that is heavily polluted with substances known as...
Shortage of Antibiotics Across Texas
Pediatricians across Texas are struggling to find antibiotics in the midst of shortages. The Texas Pediatric Society reported that pharmacies and pediatricians across the state are being impacted by...
Walgreens Ends Limit on Fever Products
Walgreens has announced it is ending limits it recently enacted for online purchases of children's over-the-counter (OTC) fever-reducing products. The company said improved supplies allowed it to...
Israeli Discovery May Stop Cancer Spread
Scientists in Israel have uncovered a way to prevent cancer cells from entering the bloodstream and proliferating elsewhere in the body, helping reduce the likelihood of secondary tumors developing....
Study | Isolation Increases Dementia Risk
While social isolation has been shown to harm health, its exact impact is not always clear. However, a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins is shining light on this little-understood...
Liver Disease Rising in Young Adults
Cirrhosis of the liver is killing more young people than ever before. Austin Johnson, 33, told NBC News that doctors thought he was going to die at the age of 29 because his liver was so severely...
Study | Walking Lowers Heart Disease Risk
Sticking to those exercise goals may be challenging, but a recent study shows how vital a daily walking routine is -- especially for the elderly. A recent meta-analysis reported that older Americans...
CDC Addresses COVID Vaccine Safety Concern
Public health officials have addressed potential hazards for those who have taken the COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC released the results of an investigation into safety concerns for recipients of the...
U.S. Cancer Deaths Drop 33% in 30 Years
Cancer deaths in the U.S. have continuously declined over the past three decades, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS). The report — published on Thursday in CA: A Cancer...
Health Claims Prompt Gas Stove Ban Proposal
Government officials are considering a ban on gas-burning stoves. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) initiated a recall on a portable gas stove in October due to fire risks it had...
New Treatment Guidelines for Childhood Obesity
New guidelines for treating childhood obesity have been released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the first time in 15 years. The current obesity epidemic has already prompted the CDC...
Alzheimer’s Drug Granted Accelerated Approval
A new drug that apparently slows the progression of Alzheimer’s has received accelerated approval by the FDA. While Leqembi — the name under which lecanemab will be marketed — is not a “cure” for...
High Maternal Mortality Rate in Texas
A recent report from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee revealed that the recent death toll of mothers during pregnancy and childbirth has been extraordinarily high. Over...
New Layer of the Brain Identified
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Rochester have discovered a previously unknown layer of tissue in the human brain. The newly identified layer, only a few cells...
