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A snapshot look at the state of people’s health in Dallas …

WebIn Dallas County, COVID rose to become the third-most common cause of death. Alzheimer’s and diabetes fatalities are also on the rise. Those are some of the …

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Hispanic residents in Texas have poorer health than those …

Web5:00 AM on Apr 18, 2024 CDT. LISTEN. Hispanic Texans experience some of the most profound inequities in health care compared to Hispanic people living in other states, …

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Community health programs are expanding access to …

WebIn 2019, the last published survey, the county identified nine major health program targets, including health care access, behavioral health, diabetes, maternal …

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What makes Dallas County so unhealthy

WebSherry Boyd, left, had her blood collected for free lab tests during a health fair in Dallas last year. Dallas County scores low on many measures related to health, …

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Collin County residents can now receive free COVID-19 …

WebCollin County Health Care Services announced earlier this week that it has launched mobile vaccination teams, allowing Collin County residents to receive a COVID …

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BrainHealth is public health

WebHere are three high-level takeaways: Brain Health: Optimizing brain health is the greatest opportunity and the most urgent cause of our time. We are living longer, …

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Paxton drops inquiries into Seattle Children’s over gender …

WebFILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Austin Police Association, Sept. 10, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Paxton's office and Seattle Children's …

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Supreme Court justices show skepticism toward …

Webnews Public Health. Supreme Court justices show skepticism toward emergency abortion access It’s the first test of state bans since the court overturned nationwide …

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Dallas VA set to get new long-term care spinal cord injury …

Web5:27 PM on Jul 29, 2021 CDT. WASHINGTON — Hailed by an injured former soldier as a godsend for veterans, a new long-term care spinal cord injury center for veterans in …

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Cook Children’s Medical Center marks milestone in …

WebCook Children’s Health Care System marked a symbolic milestone this month in the construction of its second hospital, starting a countdown to its 2022 grand …

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What Parkland can teach other hospitals about AI in health care

Web2:00 AM on Apr 8, 2024 CDT. LISTEN. Parkland Health has been helping legislators craft guidelines around the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, one of the few public …

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ERs refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a …

WebBy The Associated Press. 11:12 AM on Apr 19, 2024 CDT. LISTEN. WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas …

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Ransomware attacks in health care system should be a national …

WebIt is clear that ransomware is a health care problem, and we should treat it like one. Xavier Becerra, the Department of Health and Human Services secretary, has …

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Telehealth unicorn Ro expands next-day prescription delivery in …

WebThe telehealth company was valued at $1.5 billion this summer following a $200 million funding round. (Ro Pharmacy) Fast-growing telehealth company Ro is …

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HCA’s Medical City Healthcare in talks to acquire Wise Health …

WebBy Marin Wolf. 10:34 AM on Jan 5, 2023 CST. Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare, a division of HCA Healthcare, is in exclusive talks to acquire Wise Health …

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Walmart, M.D.: Why the world’s largest retailer wants to be …

WebWalmart, the largest U.S. employer with a workforce of 1.6 million, is slowly building a network of in-store clinics, believing it has a place in America’s health care …

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Abigail Shrier: Therapy is the air our kids breathe. But it’s not

WebTherapy is no benign folk remedy. It can provide relief. It can also deliver unintended harm and does so in up to 20% of patients. Abigail Shrier is author of “Bad …

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Dallas’ Timberlawn was sanitarium, ‘human salvage factory,’ house …

WebCrews work on the demolition of the Timberlawn Behavioral Health System hospital campus at 4600 Samuell Boulevard on Monday. The white farmhouse stood …

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Warm and windy ahead of Friday storms

WebWindy and warm ahead of storm chances. Rainy day over White Rock Lake in Dallas on Monday, May 24, 2021. (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News) (Lola Gomez …

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Man sentenced to death for strangling ex-girlfriend, her child in …

WebA Tarrant County jury sentenced a man to death Wednesday in the 2018 murders of his former girlfriend and her 10-year-old daughter. Paige Terrell Lawyer, 44, …

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Phil Vaccaro, who ran renowned Dallas restaurants, dies at 76

WebAdvertisement. Vaccaro, 76, died March 11 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home in Prosper. A private gathering of friends Saturday will celebrate his …

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Dallas County judge declares mistrial in murder case, recuses …

WebEsparza is accused of stalking a woman and shooting 27-year-old Ricardo Medina-Madriz in 2020. The case will go before a new judge and jury, and Esparza faces …

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$5 billion real estate firm St. John Properties opens Dallas regional

WebA commercial real estate development and management company with a more than $5 billion portfolio has added a Dallas regional office. St. John Properties, Inc., …

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2 women dead, 1 woman in custody after South Dallas shooting, …

Webnews Crime. 2 women dead, 1 woman in custody after South Dallas shooting, police say Drenesia Willis, 17, and Lanesaia Pinkard, 40, were found shot in an …

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Dozens of UT protesters arrested during pro-Palestine rally on the

Webnews Education. Dozens of UT protesters arrested during pro-Palestine rally on the Austin campus Hundreds of students at the University of Texas at Austin walked out …

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Prosecutor appeals ruling that overturned Crystal Mason’s illegal

Webnews Politics. Prosecutor appeals ruling that overturned Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction The Tarrant County woman was sentenced to five years for casting a …

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