Health

Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council, or SETrac, will be partnering with counties to come to their aide. On Thursday, SETrac and Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital hosted a community planning and response to emergencies event.

Clinical trial data has concluded that there is no clear association with a COVID-19 rebound.

Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of death in those who die while pregnant, during childbirth and shortly thereafter.

In August President Biden signed an act called the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, making anyone who was possibly exposed to the toxic water at Camp Lejeune from August 1953 to December 1987 eligible for compensation.

The number of Alzheimer’s patients is expected to double by the year 2050, resulting in 13 million people with the affliction, according to a report.

The administration is rolling out several parts of a law that cap the price of insulin, make most vaccines free and allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices for Medicare enrollees.

Exposure to food with pesticides could potentially be harmful, especially for pregnant women and children.

An experiment shows how quickly harm can be done by putting a new round lithium battery in a chunk of Spam and a dead battery into another chunk of Spam.

Research has shown that prices for insulin have more than tripled in the last two decades. Pressure is growing on drugmakers to help patients.

NASA is launching an instrument into space that is designed to monitor air pollution in North America.

According to the lawsuit, the Department of Justice says Rite Aid “knowingly filled unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances with red flags.”

Campaigners are pushing for more support as colorectal cancer case numbers rise among adults 21-50.

The rollout comes as school nutrition guidelines are becoming stricter.

Millions suffer from seasonal allergies in the U.S. and a new report finds climate change is likely leading to a longer pollen season and worsening allergies.

A woman in Wisconsin has joined a rare club of being a living donor of two organs.

According to a study published in Monday’s Pediatrics journal, the rate of these deaths for Black infants in 2020 was nearly three times higher than the rate for white babies and rose above Native American infant deaths.

An FDA regulation, set to go into effect in June, is not a welcome change for some East Texas ranchers.

A requirement that travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flights expired Friday after more than two months as cases in China have fallen.

Pfizer said the Food and Drug Administration has approved its new nasal spray for adults with migraines.

Hepatitis B is an illness linked to liver disease and cancer.

The virus appears here to stay, along with the threat of a more dangerous version sweeping the planet.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said they pose a serious choking hazard for small children.

Midland Memorial Hospital Gastroenterologist Indira Donepudi says the American Cancer Society has now lowered the age suggested for a first colonoscopy to 45.

KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Gregg County Ag Extension Agent Shaniqua Davis and Gregg County Health Authority Dr. Lewis Brown about pollen season starting up a little early this year.

More than 59,000 car seats have been recalled for safety issues that could lead to an increased risk of injury, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use.

The new requirements, finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration, are aimed at standardizing the information given to millions of women following scans to detect breast cancer.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said consumers should immediately stop using the four recalled products and contact Yeti for refund information.

NASA says efforts should be made to stop the thaw by addressing overall climate concerns.

The injectable drug has become a symbol of the challenges the FDA faces to withdraw a medication when the manufacturer won’t do so voluntarily.