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.
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.
Dallas County Prepares West Nile Combat Plan
Dallas County Commissioners approved spending $350,000 to combat mosquitoes. The money will go towards hiring a Little Rock,...
Flu Resources
This year's flu season has been especially bad for the nation, with many states seeing widespread cases. Here are several...
CBS Local Health News
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.
Psychologist Joyce Brothers Dead At 85
Before Dr. Phil and Dr. Drew and Dr. Oz, there was Joyce Brothers. The popular psychologist pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s.
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.
Dallas Taking Closer Look At West Nile Plan
Officials with the City of Dallas will take a closer look on Monday at plans to fight West Nile Virus this year before it strikes.
WebMD Health News
Antibiotics May Relieve Back Pain Symptoms
Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain, according to a new study.
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.
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: Q&A
Mutations in certain genes raise the risk of breast cancer by as much as 80 percent, experts say.
