Another age group is poised to be eligible for a COVID-19 booster. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Prepackaged Salads Kills Two
A Listeria outbreak connected to prepackaged salads produced by Dole has left seventeen people sick,...
1,825 New COVID-Positive Cases & 10 Additional Deaths in Dallas County
According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, Dallas County recorded ten new COVID-positive deaths...
By Mary Dada | Feb 4, 2022
Mayor Johnson Requests Mental Health Leave Option for Firefighters
On January 31, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson sent a memorandum to the Chairman of Dallas City Council’s Public...
By Tracy Moseley | Feb 4, 2022
CORBEVAX ‘Game-Changer’ COVID Vaccine Created by Texas Team
A vaccine recently authorized for use in India could help solve one of the most pressing problems in global...
By Manny Legrand | Feb 1, 2022
Texas Children’s Hospital Sets U.S. Record for Most Pediatric Transplants
Among an extensive list of the nation’s firsts and records, the Texas Children’s Hospital is currently...
Study: Texas Dropped in COVID-19 Safety Rankings
The state of Texas has dropped in the rankings of safe states to live in during COVID-19, according to a new...
By Edgar James | Jan 28, 2022
County Offers Employees $200 Vaccination Incentive, Extra Paid Sick Leave
Dallas County is the latest organization to begin implementing strict regulations for unvaccinated...
Texas Girl with Cancer Meets Her Bone Marrow Donor from Germany
The life of a young girl, Landrie Lay, from Quinlan in Hunt County was saved when she received a bone marrow...
By Mary Dada | Jan 27, 2022
Mark Cuban Launches Online Wholesale Pharmacy
What does Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire Mark Cuban know about the prescription drug industry? Cuban...
At-Home COVID-19 Testing Complicates Community Case Tracking
As home COVID-19 tests are distributed to households across the country, health officials are deliberating...
By Bella Farris | Jan 26, 2022
Travel Nurses Arrive in North Texas to Assist Overwhelmed Hospitals
As COVID cases begin a surge through North Texas, a second group of travel nurses is arriving to help...
By Bella Farris | Jan 25, 2022
Sober Peer Accomplished 1,000,000 Sessions of Therapy in 2021
"A million therapy days–which, said another way, is 2,740 years of service in a single year–is an incredible...
By Serge Deniau | Jan 23, 2022
Jerry Mills, DFW Nurse, Saves Man Suffering Cardiac Arrest at NFL Game
An aged man went into cardiac arrest at an NFL playoff game in Cincinnati, Ohio, last weekend. A nurse from...
By Mary Dada | Jan 22, 2022
Doctor Suing Hospital Alleges Medical Freedom Has Been ‘Hijacked’
The physician who resigned after her hospital privileges were suspended last year by Houston Methodist...
By Edgar James | Jan 20, 2022
Texas Senator Bob Hall: ‘COVID Messaging is about Maintaining a Level of Fear’
Although nearly 66% of Americans eligible to be inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine are fully immunized,...
By Edgar James | Jan 19, 2022
Baylor Scott & White Now Treating COVID-19 Patients Virtually
As Omicron surges and hospital emergency rooms become crowded, Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health...
By Mary Dada | Jan 17, 2022
Omicron Surges Overwhelm Staff at North Texas Hospitals
As cases of the Omicron variant continue to rise across North Texas, hospital staff have become overwhelmed...
By Bella Farris | Jan 17, 2022
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Large Employer Vaccine Mandate
On Thursday, the Supreme Court voted to halt the large-employer vaccine mandate proposed by the Biden...
Surgeons Complete World’s First Heart Transplant with a Modified Pig Heart
During a national organ crisis, a new surgery shows promising results for the future of heart transplants....
Appointments Now Required for COVID Test at Ellis Davis Field House
One of Dallas’ testing sites is making a significant change in the way tests are carried out. Now, people...
