Confused By Health Care Marketplaces? Help Is Coming
Under the Affordable Care Act, people and small businesses will be able to purchase insurance through a Marketplace.
Peers Pitch In To Help Sick Southlake Firefighter
From his hospital bed at UT Southwestern’s St. Paul University Hospital in Dallas, Randy Potter looks over at his helmet. It’s...
Changes From Your Health To Your Wallet With Daylight Saving
It’s that time of year again! This weekend time will officially change -- meaning we set our clocks forward and lose an hour of...
MedStar Nurse Triage Conserves Resources & Saves Patients $
When you call MedStar in Fort Worth for medical assistance, dispatchers may or may not send an ambulance to your location. Last...
Tarrant County Expands 2013 West Nile Virus Plan
Like other counties across North Texas, Tarrant County is expanding its West Nile plan as it heads into a new virus season.
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Dallas County Residents Urged To Take West Nile Precautions
As temperatures begin to climb and there are more and more signs of summer, Dallas County officials are reminding residents that the West Nile Virus is active and precautions need to be taken.
Cancer Prevention Surgery: Right For Everyone?
Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy may prompt more women to look into cancer prevention surgery, raising questions about what insurance companies cover in these situations.
Jolie Says She Had Double Mastectomy
Angelina Jolie said that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carried a gene that made it extremely likely that she would get breast cancer.
Teens The Target Of Highly Contagious Infections
It’s a fact high school wrestlers are all too familiar with; sports that have skin-to-skin contact can lead to some nasty skin conditions. Doctor Jerald Sklar, with Dallas Associated Dermatologists, said he sees the problem all the time.
State Officials Warn Against Eating Certain Fish
State health officials have raised mercury concerns in advising some people not to eat or to limit consumption of certain fish caught off the Texas coast.
Dallas County Confirms 20th West Nile Virus Death From 2012 Season
The number of deaths from last year’s record breaking West Nile season continues to grow.
Baxter Drug Fails To Slow Alzheimer’s In Big Study
Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
Pfizer To Begin Selling Erectile Dysfunction Pill Viagra Online
Men who are bashful no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. reportedly says it will begin selling its popular erectile dysfunction pill Viagra directly to patients on its website.
Seasonal Allergies – What Works?
The CBS 11 Investigators turned to Baylor Medical Center to separate fact from fiction when it comes to allergy relief.
Irving Center Fits Amputees With App To Program Bionic Hands
Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to North Texas when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands, but after being fitted with a new prosthetic i-limb at Advanced Arm Dynamics in Irving that’s not necessary.
West Nile Virus Trapping & Testing Underway In Fort Worth
Tarrant County Public Health has begun trapping and testing West Nile virus mosquito samples. More than 200 traps, across the county, are being used for the seasonal proactive measures.
I-Team: Dangers Side Effects Of Steroid Shots
If you’ve ever had common illnesses like a sinus or respiratory infection — or laryngitis — there’s a chance you’ve had a steroid shot.
Dallas Kicks Off Aggressive West Nile Campaign
The City of Dallas this week kicks off an aggressive plan to fight the West Nile virus.
I-Team: Mom Claims 6-Year-Old Injured At North Texas Hospital
The I-Team has learned the city and state are now investigating a North Texas hospital where a Euless mom claims her six-year-old was injured.
