KLTV Chief Meteorologist Mark Scirto, Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks, and Tyler Fire Chief David Coble received NET Health’s 2022 W.T “Doc” Ballard Award for excellence in public health on Thursday evening.
The Northeast Texas Public Health District now considers six of the seven counties they cover to be experiencing a moderate level of community spread when it comes to COVID-19.
“Some of the most common injuries that we see during the 4th of July holiday celebrations are attributed to firework related accidents, motor vehicle collisions, and injuries involving aquatic activities,” says Salter.
Monty Cartwright, regional director said in most cases they find themselves with only two people in an ambulance unit during a cardiac arrest situation.
Texas abortion providers and abortion funds ceased operations in the state on Friday for fear of being criminally charged under state laws that pre-date Roe v. Wade.
In a reversal for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday agreed to reconsider its own April ruling that allowed the administration to require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the court that prosecutors must prove that doctors knew they were illegally prescribing powerful pain drugs in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
At age 61, Steve Kalister’s father lost his battle to an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Because of his father’s battle, Kalister decided to get genetic testing done.
The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in nearly 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
Pfizer says either an omicron-targeted booster or a combination shot that mixes the original vaccine with omicron protection substantially increases protection.
With Roe v. Wade overturned, Texas stands poised to ban nearly all abortions within the next few months. But birth control and emergency contraceptives, commonly referred to as Plan B, are different from the drugs used to induce an abortion.
After Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that ended federal abortion rights, multiple major companies released statements on their commitments to helping employees access health care services.
Fisher-Price and U.S. product safety regulators are telling parents not to let their infants fall asleep in the company’s rockers after 13 infants died in the devices between 2009 and 2021.
The World Health Organization will convene its emergency committee to determine if the monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread beyond Africa warrants being declared a global health emergency.
In an effort to help lower suicide rates in East Texas, Tiny Evie Rocks and the Andrews Center are partnering to provide suicide prevention training in Smith County.
British health officials have detected another 104 cases of monkeypox in England in what has become the biggest outbreak beyond Africa of the normally rare disease.
The gap in baby formula plant inspections, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, is getting new scrutiny from Congress and government watchdogs investigating the series of missteps that led to the crisis.
Due to a break in a 10-inch water line on FM 850 East, the Overton Community Public Water System’s storage tank has run dry. As a result of the loss of pressure in the distribution, OCPW has issued a boil water notice for all of its customers.
A senior administration official said the mandate expires Sunday at 12:01 a.m. ET, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that it’s no longer necessary.
