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Watch a Texas Tribune conversation on meeting the state’s health …

WEBFour Texas medical experts offered ideas on how the state — with some funding and creativity — could address a health care workforce shortage during a Texas …

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Norovirus illnesses are up in some places. Here's what

WEBThe best defense against norovirus infection, especially during the peak winter season, is rigorous and frequent handwashing. Use ordinary soap and warm …

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Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who …

WEBPresident Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A …

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STI Awareness Month: What parents and teens need to know

WEBHOUSTON – People ages 15 to 24 are the hardest-hit age group when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases. We talked to Houston Health Department …

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What’s going around

WEBThe most common symptoms across the area are being blamed on flu, strep throat and allergies. In Pearland, Dr. Stefanie Campbell said more adults are getting …

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Harris Health’s Financial Assistance Program assists families in need

WEBThis program is a program for Harris County residents who meet certain qualifications, and that are below 150-percent of federal poverty index guidelines. As of …

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‘I’m thankful’: City hires contractors to clean abandoned Houston …

WEBA viewer in Spring shared Pfirman’s property near them had been abandoned for years. “This house has been boarded up and had Harris County Health violations …

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USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen …

WEBPoultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule …

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Advanced Body Scan offering preventive state-of-the-art …

WEBFor the first 50 Houston Life viewers, Advanced Body Scan is offering a $164 Couples Heart and Lung Scan. This is for 2 people, and all you have to do is call …

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Long flu season winds down in US

WEBIf you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. At KPRC, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our …

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Viruses, allergies, and what else going around the Houston area

WEBIf you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. At KPRC, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our …

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Why are there building eyesores in neighborhoods all over Houston

WEBHouston’s building permit process: Calls for streamlining and better tracking. Those surrounding the city’s permitting department say there is a lack of communication …

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A ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care also would bar advocacy …

WEBIsaac Johnson, who just completed an internship with Topeka's public schools and is finishing work on a social work degree, talks to reporters during a news …

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Clinic owner at center of multi-million dollar fraud scheme in …

WEBFILE Photo - piles of dollars in a briefcase to illustrate fraud scheme. (WDIV) HOUSTON – A judge sentenced a Houston-area mental health clinic owner to prison …

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Malaria is still killing people in Kenya, but a vaccine and local drug

WEBIf you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. At KPRC, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our …

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When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk

WEBThe website for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention displays on a computer screen in Glenside, Pa., Monday, April 22, 2024, a new heat risk system …

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‘Totally frustrating’: Channelview homeowners vexed as toxins …

WEBIf you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. At KPRC, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our …

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More people are lonely. Are you

WEBAn epidemic is classified as something that has risen suddenly and is widespread. Health reporter Haley Hernandez is looking into why more people are …

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What to know about Bell's palsy, the facial paralysis

WEBIf you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. At KPRC, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our …

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Visitation and funeral service scheduled for Harris County deputy

WEBA funeral will be held next week for Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy John H. Coddou III, who was fatally struck by a truck on the Grand Parkway.. There will …

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A woman’s fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid’s limits for

WEBStaffing shortages and mismanaged care can delay when Texans on some Medicaid programs are discharged from hospitals. This can cost the state more and take …

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Make the most out of your Medicare plan with these tips

WEBIf you have original Medicare, 80% of part B medical expenses, that’s doctor services, outpatient care are covered. However, you are responsible for 20%, and there …

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