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Long flu season winds down in US

WEBIf you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. At KPRC, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our …

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Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who …

WEBPresident Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A …

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Harris Health’s Financial Assistance Program assists …

WEBThis program is a program for Harris County residents who meet certain qualifications, and that are below 150-percent of federal poverty index guidelines. As of …

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Watch a Texas Tribune conversation on meeting the …

WEBPrimary care doctors have been classified as the “de facto” mental health system across the nation due to the gaps in the behavioral health workforce. However, …

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STI Awareness Month: What parents and teens need to …

WEBHOUSTON – People ages 15 to 24 are the hardest-hit age group when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases. We talked to Houston Health Department …

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Advanced Body Scan offering preventive state-of-the-art …

WEBFor the first 50 Houston Life viewers, Advanced Body Scan is offering a $164 Couples Heart and Lung Scan. This is for 2 people, and all you have to do is call …

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Health Psychologist talks about mental aspect for patients …

WEBHealth psychologist, Dr. Glenda Demas, discusses the mental aspect for patients and families affected by the pause of Memorial Hermann Hospital's liver and …

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How Texas MS 150 brings in funds to fight the disease

WEBTingling. Tightness. Pain. Cognitive problems. Vision problems. Bladder and bowel issues. The symptoms can progress and lead to disability. However, a diagnosis …

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What’s Going Around

WEBIf you need help with the Public File, call (713) 778-4745. At KPRC, we are committed to informing and delighting our audience. In our commitment to covering our …

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Adding more protein to your diet becomes critical as you age

WEBLyon said aiming for about 30 grams of protein per meal and 90 grams a day or more is best for optimal health. This is a lot more protein than the recommended daily …

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Unemployed and uninsured

WEBLegacy is one of 1,400 federally qualified health centers across the country funded, in part, through the Health Resources and Service Administration, or HRSA, …

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‘I’m thankful’: City hires contractors to clean abandoned Houston …

WEBA viewer in Spring shared Pfirman’s property near them had been abandoned for years. “This house has been boarded up and had Harris County Health …

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A ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care also would bar advocacy …

WEBIsaac Johnson, who just completed an internship with Topeka's public schools and is finishing work on a social work degree, talks to reporters during a news …

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Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care …

WEBWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, …

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A look at the 7 best hospitals in Houston

WEBNo. 2: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. At Baylor St. Luke's, they're ranked nationally in four adult specialties. Those include: Neurology and neurosurgery -- 18th …

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Clinic owner at center of multi-million dollar fraud scheme in …

WEBHOUSTON – A judge sentenced a Houston-area mental health clinic owner to prison after prosecutors say she was the ringleader of medical fraud for decades, …

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USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen …

WEBUSDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products. This 2009 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and …

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Malaria is still killing people in Kenya, but a vaccine and local drug

WEBMalaria is still a significant public health challenge in Kenya, though some progress may be coming. Parts of Kenya participated in an important pilot of the world’s …

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What to know about Bell's palsy, the facial paralysis

WEBBell’s palsy occurs when something inflames or injures a nerve that controls facial muscles. Symptoms come on rapidly over two to three days. They can include …

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Visitation and funeral service scheduled for Harris County deputy

WEBA funeral will be held next week for Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy John H. Coddou III, who was fatally struck by a truck on the Grand Parkway.. There will be a …

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A woman’s fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid’s limits for

WEBStaffing shortages and mismanaged care can delay when Texans on some Medicaid programs are discharged from hospitals. This can cost the state more and take …

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More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why …

WEBThe researchers used a database that captures 92% of filled prescriptions. Comparing 2022 and 2023, before and after the waiver was eliminated, they found …

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Make the most out of your Medicare plan with these tips

WEBIf you have original Medicare, 80% of part B medical expenses, that’s doctor services, outpatient care are covered. However, you are responsible for 20%, and there …

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Texas transplant patient shares thoughts after Memorial Hermann

WEBHOUSTON – Many transplant patients at Memorial Hermann Hospital are looking into different options at local hospitals after its transplant program was abruptly …

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UTHealth defends Houston surgeon accused of

WEBHOUSTON – The UTHealth system is defending its renowned transplant surgeon accused of manipulating donor database information in a way that would deny …

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