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Harris Health hosts town hall meeting to discuss Ben Taub expansion involving Hermann Park
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (200+ words) HOUSTON " Harris Health is hosting a town hall meeting Monday night in Harris County Precinct 2 to discuss plans to use eminent domain to acquire a portion of Hermann Park for the expansion of Ben Taub Hospital. The meeting is scheduled…...
Texas will launch its own clinical trials into ibogaine psychedelic after failing to find a drug company to help
2+ week, 3+ day ago (770+ words) Texas is launching its own research program into a psychedelic called ibogaine after state officials couldn't find a company to help develop it into a drug for FDA approval. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows announced on…...
Houston patients caught in middle of Memorial Hermann'Blue Cross dispute, facing higher costs and care uncertainty
2+ week, 1+ day ago (491+ words) Thousands of patients across the Houston area are now dealing with confusion and financial uncertainty after a major contract dispute between Memorial Hermann Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. As of April 1, Memorial Hermann is officially out-of-network…...
Baby saved by new in-womb surgical technique at Texas Children's Hospital
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (253+ words) Brooks is one of fewer than 30 patients to have a new in-utero cardiac procedure that is only offered in Houston at Texas Children's. To give him the best chance of survival, the fetal surgeons at Texas Children's performed the new…...
Breast Cancer Awareness with Solis Mammography
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) Visit Click2 Houston. com for breaking news in Houston, Texas from KPRC. Houston, Texas breaking news, headlines, weather, and sports. The latest local Houston, Texas news and more from NBC TV's local affiliate in Houston, Texas, KPRC - Houston's Channel 2. Tessa Barrera,…...
LGBTQ+ youth could lose lifesaving mental health resource under Trump Administration budget proposal
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (987+ words) HOUSTON " A leaked draft of the Trump administration's proposed federal budget reveals plans to eliminate all funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ youth specialized services, a move that mental health advocates warn could have devastating consequences. The 988 Lifeline was…...
Black maternal deaths: Access to care a key issue
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (132+ words) Click2 Houston Black maternal deaths: Access to care a key issue A certified nurse midwife with Ben Taub Hospital says barriers to basic health care along with systemic racism continue to fuel disproportionate maternal deaths among Black women in Harris County,…...
Houston midwife says access to care, systemic racism drive Black maternal deaths; urges prenatal visits
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (442+ words) HOUSTON " A certified nurse midwife with Ben Taub Hospital says barriers to basic health care along with systemic racism continue to fuel disproportionate maternal deaths among Black women in Harris County, even as Houston sits in the shadow of one…...
WHO says vaccinations save millions in Africa, but US aid cuts and Iran war threaten progress
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (541+ words) HARARE " Vaccination programs across Africa have saved tens of millions of lives over the past two decades, but progress is slowing in some countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, amid warnings that cuts to United States aid risk leaving…...
FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by RFK Jr. and other MAHA figures
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (818+ words) WASHINGTON " The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among wellness influencers, fitness gurus and celebrities....