The Colleyville Police Department collected a record-breaking 400 pounds of prescription drugs in their drug take-back event over the weekend. Colleyville police partner with the United States Drug...
Get Checked Earlier: Women Need Earlier Mammograms
CNN is reporting "Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "The...
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First American Dolphin Diagnosed With Bird Flu
A dolphin rescued in Florida was found to be the first reported cetacean in North America ever to be diagnosed with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. Also known as HPAIV, the...
UCLA Offers Students Classes on ‘Fatphobia’
Students enrolled in medicine at the University of California of Los Angeles are being taught how to address "fatphobia" and other concepts in support of "health equity." A first-year course called...
Texas Researcher Honored by Science Community
The University of Texas at Arlington recently put a spotlight on one of its researchers who was selected to attend a prestigious conference earlier this year. Justyn Jaworski, assistant professor of...
Study Gauges Surgery Risks for Elderly
A new study has identified surgical procedures and risk factors for elderly people that could change the way doctors make decisions and inform patients. The study examined high-risk and low-risk...
‘Vampire Facial’ Treatment Results in HIV
A spa in New Mexico that closed its doors in 2018 after failing a health inspection is suspected of causing several of its clients to contract HIV.
Bird Flu Detected in Grocery Store Milk
The highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in grocery store milk products for the very first time, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced. While the news of milk...
Warning: Potential Ground Beef E. Coli Contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert for multiple ground beef products due to the possibility of E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The...
NASA’s Voyager 1 Sends Data back to Earth
One of NASA's oldest space crafts has begun transmitting data back to Earth after months of silence. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced on April 22 that its Voyager 1 spacecraft is...
WHO Adopts New Airborne Disease Definition
After much debate during the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has now broadened its definition of airborne pathogens to include droplets of any size that either land directly on a...
Diabetes Drug May Slow Aging
Scientists are studying a decades-old drug to see if it is capable of reversing aging. Researchers from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) are seeking participants and funding for a...
Broken Glass Prompts Avocado Oil Recall
Thousands of avocado oil units have been recalled due to a risk of glass containers breaking. Primal Kitchen, headquartered in Oxnard, California, announced a voluntary recall of approximately 2,060...
Children’s Hospital Stops TX Ops Over Trans Procedures
Seattle Children’s Hospital agreed to stop doing business in Texas in response to a subpoena from Attorney General Ken Paxton demanding its records of transgender procedures on minors in the state....
Understanding Federal PFAS Restrictions
Earlier this month, federal officials released the first-ever restrictions on polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. Here is everything you need to know. What are PFAS? Per- and...
Eclipse Experiments Yield Data on Sun’s Corona
Researchers captured new data from the only visible portion of the sun during the total eclipse earlier this month. A rare total solar eclipse passed over much of the United States from Texas to...
‘Pink Moon’ To Appear Monday Night
Local stargazers can add a full moon to their list of sights this week, which is expected to arrive Monday evening and run through Thursday. For those in the Dallas area, the full moon will appear...
Weight-Loss Drug May Treat Sleep Apnea
Eli Lilly announced last week that its latest weight-loss drug, Zepbound, may also benefit individuals with sleep apnea. The drugmaker has been running clinical trials testing the effectiveness of...
ISD in Central TX To Vote on $649 Million Bond
A school system located in Central Texas is seeking approval from voters on a $649 million bond package for improvements throughout the district. Georgetown ISD, situated about 30 miles north of...
Walmart Health Opening 10 Locations in DFW
Walmart has announced the opening of 18 new Walmart Health locations in Texas, with 10 slated for the Dallas area. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company also announced the opening of its 50th...
Abbott Addresses Healthcare Workforce Shortages
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a plan to address the shortage of healthcare workers in the Lone Star State. Abbott sent a letter on Thursday to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)...