Health

An East Texas family has created a “little library” at their home to bring mental health resources within reach for their community.

Health officials say it can be mistaken for “baby blues,” but the symptoms are more intense and last longer.

According to the report, the USDA says chocolate milk can contain as much sugar as soda.

A new study found a significant health impact of marijuana use on fetal development as early as the beginning of pregnancy.

A study found that wearing a mask in a doctor's office is a good idea.

President Joe Biden on Monday nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health.

Gerber says potentially contaminated baby formula reached retailers in several states despite a previously issued recall.

A woman in North Carolina gave her mom the gift of a lifetime for Mother’s Day this year.

Federal pandemic aid helped build public school mental health services in Texas. School officials now brace for the expiration of those funds next year. They’re urging lawmakers to create a dedicated funding stream for mental health assistance in schools.

May is mental health awareness month, which encourages wellness and the importance of managing mental health.

The FDA’s updated food code, issued late last year, says restaurants can have dogs in outdoor areas if they get approval from a local regulator.

Hollyn Peterson said she received her first cancer diagnosis at five years old.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the once-a-day pill from Astellas Pharma to treat moderate-to-severe symptoms, which can include sweating, flushing and chills.

CHRISTUS is offering free physicals to student athletes in the Tyler area.

The products from lēf Farms are safe and the recall has been canceled, the department said in a news release Thursday.

Regulators announced plans for the change in January.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that the seat post assembly can break during use, which may cause users to fall off and hurt themselves.

Mpox most often causes symptoms including a rash, fever, headache, muscle pain and swollen lymph nodes.

If the agency follows the nonbinding recommendation, Perrigo’s drug, Opill, would become the first contraceptive pill to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter onto store shelves.

Britain’s fertility regulator said the first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people have been born, in an effort to prevent the children from inheriting rare genetic diseases.

Tuesday’s update -– if the draft proposal is finalized -– would mark a shift in the influential panel’s guidelines although it’s not likely to end confusion.

As Medicaid resumes re-application requirements on Thursday, East Texas clinics give tips on what to do if you no longer qualify.

He lost his first chance at a heart transplant when his flight was canceled during an unprecedented ice storm.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia on behalf of clinics in Virginia, Montana and Kansas, is the latest legal action over the decades-old pill, which is part of the two-drug regimen used in most U.S. abortions.

Anyone with the bunk bed should stop using it immediately.

Researchers hope to enroll 1,000 adult drug users to study the sites’ effects on overdoses, to estimate their costs and to gauge potential savings for the health care and criminal justice systems.

At least nine states are considering legislation related to school start times, up from four the previous year, according to the National Conference on State Legislatures.

The FDA panel will vote on whether the benefits of making the pill more widely available outweigh the potential risks.

Walensky’s last day will be June 30, CDC officials said, and an interim director wasn’t immediately named. She sent a resignation letter to President Joe Biden and announced the decision at a CDC staff meeting.

The World Health Organization has downgraded the COVID-19 pandemic and says it’s no longer a global emergency.