The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage, a critically low blood supply level that has dropped nearly 25 percent since early August.
Due to a main water break on a 8″ line on FM 1638 of the water system, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Lilly Grove to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption
Mid America Pet Food of Mount Pleasant, Texas, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Victor Super Premium Dog Food, Hi-Pro Plus produced at its Mount Pleasant, Texas production facility because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
One of the struggles is that in the East Texas area, childhood oncology centers are few and far between, forcing families to drive to either Dallas or Houston for treatments.
Wednesday is National Grief Awareness Day. This day highlights the topic, provides resources for those who may need them and allows those who are grieving to feel less alone.
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is asking all states to review their computer-automated processes to make sure that children are evaluated separately from their parents — and aren’t losing coverage merely because of their parents’ ineligibility or inaction.
Detox Family Nurse Practitioner Kendall Romig joined East Texas Now’s Jeremy Butler to talk about the announcement of over-the-counter Narcan, a nasal-administered drug used in opiate overdoses.
By The Associated Press and CHRIS MEGERIAN, TOM MURPHY and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press
President Joe Biden’s administration Tuesday released a list of 10 drugs for which the federal government will take a first-ever step: negotiating drug prices directly with the manufacturer.
Handing your baby a smartphone or a tablet to play with could impact their development, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
The Food and Drug Administration cleared Pfizer’s maternal vaccination to guard against a severe case of RSV when babies are most vulnerable — from birth through 6 months of age.
“Most of the time it’s insignificant. But in the summer time, the numbers of the organisms can increase dramatically in areas with very high temperatures. So in the South, July and August.”
PFAS have linked to numerous health issues, and a federal study estimates the drinking water of nearly half of U.S. households may contain the chemcials.
A voluntary recall has been issued for a limited quantity of Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough due to the potential presence of wood fragments.
Across East Texas, high school football teams are practicing daily to prepare for the regular season, and coaches and staff of every team are taking extra precautions to prepare their athletes to face a common rival – the heat.
Doctors say the main problem stems from difficulties attracting physicians to work in smaller cities. However, recruiting from the communities that need help the most is an initiative, doctors hope – changes the future.
Experts caution that suicide is complicated, and that recent increases might be driven by a range of factors, including higher rates of depression and limited availability of mental health services.
A doctor allegedly performed a cesarean section too late and applied “excessive tension” on the baby’s head, causing it to detach from the body, the lawsuit alleges.
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