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Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban
Read full article: Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas banThe Supreme Court has let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest abortion bans.
Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA
Read full article: Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNATwo scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it.
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
Read full article: Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people.
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
Read full article: Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaksCongolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency.
These tips will help you at your next mammogram
Read full article: These tips will help you at your next mammogramOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which emphasizes the importance of incorporating mammograms into one’s yearly health regimen. Houston Life’s Melanie Camp spoke with Dr. Kenny Sam, a Breast Radiologist affiliated with Memorial Hermann, who shared insights on the correct approach to mammography. The discussion is rich with valuable information, from whether to forego deodorant on the day of the test to the best attire and the optimal time of the month to schedule a mammogram.
For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No
Read full article: For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: NoAs record numbers of South Americans come to the U.S. seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them — and sometimes outright hostile.
Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US
Read full article: Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in USTwo dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected in the U.S. this year.
Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile
Read full article: Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpileSix U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile.
Addiction recovery treatment aimed at helping Spanish speakers in Houston
Read full article: Addiction recovery treatment aimed at helping Spanish speakers in Houston91% of Hispanic Americans with substance use disorder are unable to receive treatment. Even when patients ask providers for help, barriers lacking culturally relevant education and Spanish language services make it difficult to find treatment.
Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south
Read full article: Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's southAuthorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island's south that is being battered by a typhoon.
Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he'd veto a federal abortion ban
Read full article: Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he'd veto a federal abortion banAnti-abortion leaders say they're undeterred by Donald Trump's comments that he would veto a federal abortion ban.
Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas
Read full article: Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areasHospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities.
Understanding breast cancer risk factors, and answering other questions Houstonians might have
Read full article: Understanding breast cancer risk factors, and answering other questions Houstonians might haveThis year alone, more than 360,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer but there is hope: early detection is key to increase survival chances.
Takeaways from AP's report on declining condom use among younger generations
Read full article: Takeaways from AP's report on declining condom use among younger generationsCondom usage is down among teens and young adults in the U.S. Medical advancements, a fading fear of contracting HIV and widely varying degrees of sex education in high schools all contribute to the trend.
Under fire and using old equipment, Lebanon's rescuers struggle to respond to Israeli offensive
Read full article: Under fire and using old equipment, Lebanon's rescuers struggle to respond to Israeli offensiveThe civil defense forces of one of the world’s most war-torn nations are shocked at the destruction underway in Lebanon.
The journey to get a healthy smile with dental implants
Read full article: The journey to get a healthy smile with dental implantsStruggling with bad breath, bleeding gums or pain when chewing could be a sign you need to see your dentist. Dr. Michel Azer, a Houston periodontist and the founder of Texas Dental Implant Center, recently shared the symptoms to look out for on Houston Life.
Sam Schmidt opens paralysis center in Indianapolis to rehabilitate trauma victims
Read full article: Sam Schmidt opens paralysis center in Indianapolis to rehabilitate trauma victimsParalyzed in a racing accident nearly 25 years ago, Sam Schmidt has spent much of the last quarter century trying to prove to others that there is a way to have a meaningful life with a traumatic spinal cord injury.
Ex-Jaguars worker who stole $22M from team sues FanDuel, saying it preyed on his gambling addiction
Read full article: Ex-Jaguars worker who stole $22M from team sues FanDuel, saying it preyed on his gambling addictionA former financial manager for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars who stole $22 million from the team is suing FanDuel for $250 million, saying the betting company preyed on his gambling addiction.
Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says
Read full article: Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general saysCalifornia’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman.
Here's how Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
Read full article: Here's how Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the SouthMeteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it.
Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
Read full article: Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisisArkansas has sued YouTube and its parent company Alphabet, saying the video-sharing platform is deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth.
Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
Read full article: Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors sayFederal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores.
Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution
Read full article: Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolutionSteward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has filed a lawsuit against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt charges against him for failing to appear before the panel despite being issued a subpoena.
Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concerns
Read full article: Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concernsLouisiana will become the first in the United States on Tuesday to categorize two widely used abortion-inducing pills as “controlled dangerous substances.”.
A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday and long legacy of giving
Read full article: A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday and long legacy of givingA benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter’s unprecedented 100th birthday on Oct. 1.
Hospital clowns bring joy to young Ukrainian cancer patients who survived Russian missile attack
Read full article: Hospital clowns bring joy to young Ukrainian cancer patients who survived Russian missile attackTwo months after Russia bombed Ukraine's largest children's hospital, some of the young cancer patients who survived the strike are having their spirits bolstered by hospital clowns.
CEO of hospital operator facing Senate scrutiny will step down following contempt resolution
Read full article: CEO of hospital operator facing Senate scrutiny will step down following contempt resolutionThe CEO of a hospital operator that filed for bankruptcy protection in May will step down after failing to testify before a U.S. Senate panel.
Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Read full article: Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implicationsThinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall.
Boar's Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA says
Read full article: Boar's Head faces legal scrutiny over deadly deli meat listeria outbreak, USDA saysThe deli meat company Boar's Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning.
Anti-Fentanyl vaccine one step closer to providing hope
Read full article: Anti-Fentanyl vaccine one step closer to providing hopeThe first-of-its-kind anti-fentanyl vaccine is one step closer to saving lives. This is a story our Zach Lashway broke in 2022. Doctor Colin Haile, an associate professor at University of Houston confirmed the shot is headed to clinical trials in early 2025.
Pediatric cancer funding nowhere near adult cancers; how one former patient is trying to change that
Read full article: Pediatric cancer funding nowhere near adult cancers; how one former patient is trying to change thatThe money and the support pediatric cancer gets from the government is pretty limited compared to adult cancers. That’s why one former cancer patient has been raising money for a nonprofit organization that made her hospital stays better.
US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says
Read full article: US health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report saysA scientific panel is calling for a public health approach to marijuana that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” The report was released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens
Read full article: Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsensOfficials say new fighting has hit Sudan’s capital as the death toll jumps up from the country’s cholera outbreak.
Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn't easy, San Francisco outreach workers say
Read full article: Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn't easy, San Francisco outreach workers sayOutreach workers in San Francisco visit homeless people living in tents to match them with shelter.
West Virginia's new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
Read full article: West Virginia's new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himselfWest Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself.
Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan
Read full article: Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug NarcanOld newspaper boxes are being repurposed into containers that distribute Narcan, an emergency treatment to reverse drug overdoses.
Cancer survivor shines a light on awareness while finding purpose in volunteering
Read full article: Cancer survivor shines a light on awareness while finding purpose in volunteering18-year-old Baytown native, Kaylyn White, is the newest volunteer at Houston-based animal rescue, Waiting Under the Willow Foundation.
Senate approves criminal contempt resolution against Steward Health Care CEO
Read full article: Senate approves criminal contempt resolution against Steward Health Care CEOThe U.S. Senate has approved a resolution intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel.
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says
Read full article: Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge saysA federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children.
Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
Read full article: Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claimsA federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims.
‘People are liars’: Suspended Woodlands doctor responds to indecent assault claims as Memorial Hermann faces lawsuit
Read full article: ‘People are liars’: Suspended Woodlands doctor responds to indecent assault claims as Memorial Hermann faces lawsuitDr. Kozhaya Sokhon, 56, was arrested at his private practice off the North Freeway in February after an investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
Spring woman loses 27 pounds. See how she looks seven months later!
Read full article: Spring woman loses 27 pounds. See how she looks seven months later!Anyone who has been on the diet train knows that keeping the weight off long-term is often the most challenging part. Brenda Cerrato from Spring, Texas, has not just lost the weight but has kept it off, and she says it is all thanks to the weight loss program at Innovative Lasers of Houston.
Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur
Read full article: Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South DarfurThe humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says new mothers and their children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, one of the consequences of the violence that has engulfed the country since April 2023.
EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment
Read full article: EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailmentThe way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they worry could increase their risk of cancer.
Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care
Read full article: Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility careA federal judge is allowing more than 8,000 Catholic employers nationwide to reject government regulations that protect workers seeking abortions and fertility care.
Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients
Read full article: Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patientsHospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients.
More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe's end, study finds
Read full article: More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe's end, study findsA study has found that the number of women charged with crimes related to their pregnancies jumped in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for abortion bans across the country.
‘Many parents don’t know:’ More children, teens in Houston developing liver disease
Read full article: ‘Many parents don’t know:’ More children, teens in Houston developing liver diseaseIn the past, fatty liver disease was considered an adult sickness, but doctors are seeing an alarming trend of young children and teenagers being diagnosed with it.
Alsobrooks presses the case for national abortion rights in critical Maryland Senate race
Read full article: Alsobrooks presses the case for national abortion rights in critical Maryland Senate raceDemocrat Angela Alsobrooks is prioritizing abortion rights in a key U.S. Senate race in Maryland against Republican Larry Hogan.
Learn how these Houston doctors are turning on healing powers within patients and helping relieve pain
Read full article: Learn how these Houston doctors are turning on healing powers within patients and helping relieve painAt NexGenEsis in Houston, Texas, doctors help their patients find relief from pain by turning on the body's healing power using regenerative medicine. For Dorian Castro, this meant he was able to take his life back
Supporting teens through mental health challenges: Expert advice for parents
Read full article: Supporting teens through mental health challenges: Expert advice for parentsRecent data from the CDC highlights a troubling trend: Both teenage boys and girls are reporting increased mental health challenges, including experiences of violence and suicidal thoughts.
Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the US
Read full article: Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the USFederal law enforcement officials in Connecticut have announced criminal indictments against seven people in a case they're calling one of the largest counterfeit pill busts ever in New England.
Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating
Read full article: Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abatingSudanese health authorities say cholera has killed at least 388 people and sickened about 13,000 others over the past two months.
Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
Read full article: Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devicesA Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse.
UN nations endorse a 'Pact for the Future,' and the body's leader says it must be more than talk
Read full article: UN nations endorse a 'Pact for the Future,' and the body's leader says it must be more than talkThe U.N. General Assembly has approved a blueprint to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment
Read full article: Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatmentKate, the Princess of Wales, has made her first public appearance since she announced she had completed chemotherapy and would return to some public duties.
Want to burn calories? Climbing stairs might be the most effective exercise for you
Read full article: Want to burn calories? Climbing stairs might be the most effective exercise for youIf you’re trying to lose a bit of weight and want a new way to do it, stair-climbing as a regular exercise — or just adding a few flights a day — might be for you.
An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program
Read full article: An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction programA constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs has been revived by a federal appeals court.
High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
Read full article: High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managersThe federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients.
NFL Guardian Caps: Houston doctor weighs in on who should wear them
Read full article: NFL Guardian Caps: Houston doctor weighs in on who should wear themThis time of year, during football season, concussion prevention is a big topic. You may have also noticed the NFL taking an extra step to keep players safe. Some players have opted to wear the “guardian cap.”
The Navy's highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancer
Read full article: The Navy's highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancerThe Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer.
Ukrainian family finds hope and comfort from Texas doctor during Pediatric Cancer Awareness
Read full article: Ukrainian family finds hope and comfort from Texas doctor during Pediatric Cancer AwarenessKateryna Zadvornova and Vadym Zadvornov chose to move to Houston just before the war in Ukraine began. When their daughter started school in the U.S. they thought she was getting sick with normal childhood viruses
'She should be alive today' — Harris spotlights woman's death to blast abortion bans and Trump
Read full article: 'She should be alive today' — Harris spotlights woman's death to blast abortion bans and TrumpFor the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris has given a speech focused squarely on abortion rights.
In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough
Read full article: In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enoughSix years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament, young people around the world staged fresh marches and said their protests are not being sufficiently acted upon.
Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
Read full article: Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for CongressIn the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways.
A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin
Read full article: A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's originScientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people.