Journal publisher Sage Publications has retracted three articles that analyzed datasets and concluded the abortion drug mifepristone was harmful. All three of the articles appeared in the journal...
Study Suggests Link Between Caffeine Consumption and Height
While doctors have previously recommended that pregnant women limit caffeine consumption, a new study suggests that even smaller amounts of caffeine may affect the developing fetus. The study,...
Short Bursts of Intense Movement Boost Longevity
Studies show encouraging news for people with little time in their day for long bouts of exercise. According to two papers published in the European Heart Journal, short bursts of high-intensity...
Preventative Health Clinic Opens in Dallas
When illness and disease are caught and diagnosed early, people can avoid or mitigate long-term issues that may require ongoing treatment and reduce longevity and quality of life.ย To that end,...
Study Links Highly Processed Foods to Premature Death
Highly processed foods, like pizza, sugar-sweetened beverages, and ice cream, contribute to premature death, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on November...
CDC Loosens Opioid Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued new opioid prescription guidelines for pain patients. Some physicians welcome the change, while others are wary about prescribing...
Can IPAs Help Prevent Alzheimer’s?
Researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca in Milan, Italy, have discovered that hoppy beers may help prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). While no single cause has been...
Deli Products Poison 16, Killing One
At least 16 people have become sick, leading to one death, after the consumption of meat and cheese contaminated with listeria in several U.S. states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Dallas Cardiologistโs Certifications Threatened over Views on COVID Vaccineย
Dr. Peter McCullough, a Dallas-based cardiologist with over 1,000 publications and more than 600 citations in the National Library of Medicine, is facing the possibility of his certifications being...
Study Links Artificial Sweeteners to Heart Disease
Artificial sweeteners have often been used as a tool for those struggling with their weight to help shed a few pounds. However, emerging evidence suggests that artificial sweeteners may be linked to...
Transgender Chest Surgeries for Minors Soar
Over a recent three-year period, chest reconstruction surgeries, or "top surgeries," performed on minors surged by nearly 400%. In a recently published paper in the Journal of the American Medical...
COVID-19 Symptoms Appear to Be Evolving
Early in the pandemic, reports of individuals losing their sense of taste and smell were widespread. A new study, however, says these hallmarks of COVID-19 are increasingly rare. According to the...
Adult Weight Loss Drug Reducing Teen BMIs
Semaglutide, an adult weight-loss drug, is helping teens suffering from obesity lower their body mass indexes (BMIs). Semaglutide, under the Wegovy brand, is an injection-based drug that is...
North Texas Not Getting Enough Sleep
Daylight savings time ends this Sunday, prompting when the clocks turn back an hour. Many look forward to the extra hour of sleep when clocks fall back, but many health experts say it is just...
North Texas Hospitals Seeing Increase in RSV
Cook Children's emergency departments in Fort Worth have seen an influx of patients, forcing the hospital to direct patients to outside facilities. The early spike in respiratory syncytial virus...
Cancer Recurrence and Metastasis Is Increasing
Despite cancer diagnoses remaining relatively consistent in recent years, more people than ever are impacted by the fatal disease post-pandemic. Between 2015 and 2019, the rate of deaths attributed...
Sudden Uptick in Myopia Seen in Children Around the World
Nearsightedness and vision impairments are more prevalent in teens and young children than ever before. This sudden uptick in myopia, or nearsightedness, is being seen in youth around the world. The...
Researchers Attempt to Better Understand SIDS
Researchers are coming closer to understanding the terrifying phenomenon of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. SIDS typically affects seemingly healthy children before their first birthday. In...
Jury Awards $21M to Patient in Vegetative State
A Dallas County jury awarded $21.1 million to the family of a man who was left in a vegetative state after surgery to repair his broken leg in 2017. The jury found that providers with U.S....
More Parents Seek School Vaccine Exemptions
The vaccine exemption rate for North Texas school districts has skyrocketed. The Texas legal code allows parents to request vaccine exemptions for their children for medical contraindications and...
Costco Chicken Patties Recalled for Possible Contamination
Foster Farms, an American poultry company headquartered in Livingston, California, is recalling approximately 148,000 pounds of fully cooked frozen chicken breast patty products that may have been...