A study in Israel has found clinical benefits from a rapid genome testing program for newborns suspected of rare congenital disorders. Research conducted at 25 neonatal intensive care units in...
Texas Judge: Government Cannot Mandate Christian Employers Cover HIV-Prevention Drugs
A federal judge in Texas ruled that a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandating that private insurance plans cover drugs that prevent HIV infection at no cost to patients violates both...
Uptick in COVID Cases Follows Return to School
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in Dallas County, but this time, the age group reporting the largest upswing in cases is children up to 17. "We used to see the rise exclusively in the elderly...
By Pete Griffin | Sep 12, 2022
‘Threat to Public Welfare,’ Troubled Anesthesiologistโs License Suspended
The Texas Medical Board has suspended the license of a local anesthesiologist,ย declaringย him a "continuing threat to public welfare." On September 9, Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz Jr. was "temporarily...
Local Man Survives Heart Attack in Church
A church visitor was in the right place at the right time to save a life last week when a fellow attendee suffered a potentially deadly heart attack. Dr. Gary Weinstein, the director of Pulmonary...
By Pete Griffin | Sep 8, 2022
GENECIS Clinic’s Transgender Controversies Continue
The Dallas Express recently reported that a Grapevine-Colleyville ISD (GCISD) parent, in a letter to Grapevine High School Principal Alex Fingers, accused staff in the district of encouraging her...
Dallas Woman Seeking Live Kidney Donor
A Dallas woman who was diagnosed with lupus is urgently in need of a kidney from a living donor. Nono Osuji, an aspiring entertainer, was chasing her dreams when she first noticed a rash on her...
By Mary Dada | Sep 7, 2022
CVS to Acquire Dallas-Based Signify Health
CVS Health Corporation has announced plans to acquire Dallas-based Signify Health in an $8 billion deal. CVS Health is a healthcare company that owns CVS Pharmacy, a drugstore retail chain, CVS...
By Mary Dada | Sep 7, 2022
Prescription Drug Cost Provisions Rolled into Spending Bill
Prices for prescription drugs have been on a historic rise in the United States, even as President Joe Biden's administration moves to limit the cost of some prescription drugs as part of his...
Local Survivor Speaks About Teenage Suicide
The mother of a teenage girl who attempted to take her own life is speaking out ahead of this year's National Suicide Prevention Week, cautioning that sometimes teenage suicide attempts can occur...
By Mary Dada | Sep 5, 2022
American Life Expectancy Sees Steep Drop
The average life expectancy of Americans has fallen by nearly three years since 2019, according to a report by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The data released by the Centers for...
Doped IV Bags Linked to at Least One Dallas Death
In June, a local anesthesiologist died from what appeared to be a heart attack. However, further investigation by the Dallas County Medical Examiner discovered that the cause of death may have been...
E. Coli Sickens 97 People in Six States
A strain of E. coli suspected to be from Wendy's lettuce, infected around 97 people in 6 different states and 43 people hospitalized. The affected states are Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,...
Local Shuttered Clinic Linked to Troubled Anesthesiologist
Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz Jr., a Dallas anesthesiologist with a lengthy arrest record, is reportedly linked to Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, which closed its doors this week after...
Children Test Positive with Monkeypox
The Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reported Wednesday that three children have tested positive for monkeypox. To tackle the outbreak of monkeypox, which totals 526 confirmed cases,...
By Amy Jones | Sep 2, 2022
FDA Approves New Coronavirus Booster
The FDA approved a new coronavirus booster targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants on Wednesday, ahead of an anticipated rise in COVID-19 cases this fall and winter. The BA.4 and BA.5 are...
By Pete Griffin | Sep 1, 2022
Texas Records First Death of Person with Monkeypox in U.S.
An adult Harris County resident who was diagnosed with monkeypox has died, health officials said Tuesday. The person was "severely immunocompromised," according to Texas Health and Human Services....
Moderna Sues Pfizer Over Patent Infringement
Biotech company Moderna filed lawsuits against Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Friday, alleging that the two companies copied technology Moderna had developed years before the pandemic to...
Texas Health Hospital a Comprehensive Stroke Facility
The Texas Department of State Health Services has extended the honor of redesignation as a level one comprehensive stroke facility to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. โOur Comprehensive...
By Amy Jones | Aug 28, 2022
Modified COVID-19 Booster Release Expected Soon
White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said a newly "updated" COVID-19 booster targeting omicron variants will likelyย be releasedย and available to Americans over the age of 12 in a few weeks....
Monkeypox Confirmed at Texas State University
A confirmed case of monkeypox has been reported at Texas State University in San Marcos. The infected individual is a student who does not live on campus. The student will remain in isolation for...
By Amy Jones | Aug 26, 2022