Category Archives: Health and Medical
Extreme Hospital COVID Policies Are Leading More Pregnant Women To Choose A Home Birth
With hospital births becoming increasingly unattractive as a result of COVID-19 protocols, many women are beginning to consider home births as an alternative.
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Texas Must Do More To Effectively Prevent Carbon Monoxide Disasters, Experts Say
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Months after the deadly gas killed at least 17 Texans during a massive winter storm, lawmakers have failed to take significant action to protect most of the state’s residents.
Read moreCan You Get Salmonella From Your Backyard Chickens?
Avoid salmonella infections from backyard poultry with basic hygiene after handling birds, eggs, meat
Read moreFederal Judge Rules For Texas, Temporarily Restores Federal Health Care Funding Extension
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The agreement was set to expire next year, after federal health officials rescinded the Trump administration’s 10-year extension to the 1115 waiver agreement.
Read moreStep Up Scale Down Program In Austin To Be Presented By AgriLife Extension
Weight management program starting Sept. 1 will include in-person, at-home sessions
Read moreConfusion Reigns In Texas As Legal Fight Over Mask Mandates Rages Between Local Officials And Gov. Greg Abbott
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Back-and-forth legal rulings have left some school districts with the choice of flouting Abbott and mandating masks — or waiting for the dust to settle.
Read moreDespite ‘Delta’ Alarmism, US COVID Deaths Are at Lowest Level Since March 2020, Harvard and Stanford Professors Explain
Far more people were dying from COVID-19 months ago as we were winding down restrictions than are dying today as some call to reinstate them.
Read moreWalk Across Texas! Program Turns 25 Years Young
Program has helped thousands begin, maintain physical activity
Read moreAustin Announces Stricter Coronavirus Protocols For Unvaccinated Residents As Cases Increase. But It Can’t Legally Enforce Them.
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The city’s return to Stage 3 risk-based guidelines marks the first time a major Texas city has reversed direction in the trend toward normalcy. But others are also reporting surges in cases.
Read moreNatural Compound In Vegetables Helps Fight Fatty Liver Disease
New research shows how indole can reduce inflammation, fatty deposits
Read moreAgriLife Extension Offers Virtual Training For Early Childhood Educators
Basic needs session scheduled for July 10
Read moreHouston-Area COVID-19 Outbreak — Including Delta Variant Cases — Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Texans, Health Expert Warns
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The latest, most transmissible strain of COVID-19 is spreading rampantly in countries with low vaccination rates, and health experts are bracing for impact in Texas.
Read moreNew Healthy Heroes Program Makes Learning Fun For Kids
Interactive program emphasizes nutrition, healthy food choices, physical activity
Read moreWater Well Owner Training Set For July 22 In Arlington
Free event to help well owners understand water quality
Read moreHealth Experts Talk About What Texas Did Right And Wrong In The Pandemic — And What It Should Do Differently Next Time
Three medical professionals discuss what they have learned about where Texas is — and where it is going — in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreJill Biden And Doug Emhoff Visiting Texas To Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations
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Their Texas swing is part of a larger effort by senior administration officials who are fanning out across the country this week to encourage vaccinations ahead of the administration’s self-imposed goal of hitting a 70% countrywide vaccination rate by July 4.
Read moreFDA Adds Warning About Heart Inflammation To COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning about the risk of developing heart inflammation to information about the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA announced earlier this month that it would add the warning after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had reported that more cases of heart inflammation—either myocarditis or pericarditis—were found in young adults and children after they received the vaccines, which use mRNA technology.
Read more4-H Family, Community Health Workshop Set July 19 In Austin
Program will focus on nutrition and life skills
Read moreHeat Stress A Major Concern During Summer
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert gives tips on how to beat the heat
Read moreMore Than 150 Employees Resign Or Are Fired From Houston Hospital System After Refusing To Get Vaccinated
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Houston Methodist was one of the nation’s first health systems to impose a coronavirus vaccine mandate.
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