Health

KLTV 7′s Willie Downs spoke with nurses at UT Health about how the NICU is impacting families here in East Texas.

For many Americans, a trip to the doctor is determined by the cost of the visit, instead of the medical need. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa finds out ways you can keep your appointments, while still finding ways to save.

Twitter says thousands of accounts were suspended for breaking the previous rules that combatted “harmful" coronavirus-related misinformation.

More than a decade after Agriculture Department officials ditched the pyramid, few Americans have heard of MyPlate, a dinner plate-shaped logo that emphasizes fruits and vegetables.

A boil water notice has been issued for Mims Water Supply due to a line break in the Big Oaks Subdivision off of FM 729.

The Zavalla public water system has rescinded a boil water notice issued on Nov. 14.

A new study published in the Neurology medical journal says diets with more flavonols could improve mental strength and slow memory loss.

The former NBC “Tonight Show” host performed in front of a sold-out crowd at the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California.

The U.N. health agency said in a statement Monday that mpox was its new preferred name for monkeypox, saying that both monkeypox and mpox would be used for the next year while the old name is phased out.

Nationally, new COVID cases averaged around 39,300 a day as of Tuesday, far lower than last winter but a vast undercount because of reduced testing and reporting.

Peter Riley, Fire Chief at Bullard VFD, explains the benefits of mechanical chest compressions to patients in cardiac arrest.

It’s open enrollment season for Medicare and Medicaid and experts say scammers are on the prowl. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman explains how to spot the scammers posing as government agents and stop them from stealing your identity.

U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved the first gene therapy for hemophilia, a $3.5 million one-time treatment for the blood-clotting disorder.

The new omicron-targeting booster added 30% to 56% protection against symptomatic infection, depending on how many prior vaccinations someone had, how long ago and their age, the CDC concluded.

It was generally accepted and considered in assessments for the past few decades.

Zavalla City Councilmember Kim Retherford has given an update in a written statement provided to KTRE.

The notice is necessitated due to a line break causing low system pressure.

Americans have been reluctant to get the updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna, doses tweaked to target the BA.5 omicron strain that until recently was the most common type.

President of Tyler Retina Consultants, Dr. Harshi Bains, says this new location is vital for the community with a new facility right here in East Texas.

Danger and trauma — not low salaries — are what drive most workers to leave the crisis-wracked Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. That includes diseases like retinopathy, which can affect 1-in-15 diabetics and can lead to blindness.

When a company learns a product it sells could be defective and dangerous, it has 24 hours to let the federal government’s Consumer Product Safety Commission know about it. But it could take months or years for the public to find out about the company’s possible concerns, if they even come to light at all. InvestigateTV has been battling CPSC and companies to disclose information about the products companies have sounded the alarm on – an alarm that remains relatively silent.

The recalled product is missing a corrosion inhibitor, which can lead to the cans corroding or rupturing and expelling the contents.

People who bought the products should return them for a replacement or refund.

A boil water notice from Mims Water Supply has been rescinded.

“So seasonal affective disorder, its diagnosed under the major depressive component and it mimics a lot of the symptoms of major depressive dis-order,” says licensed professional counselor, Corynthia Reece.

A boil water notice has been issued due to an 8″ line break on FM 729 that caused reduced water pressure.

The boil water notice that was issued on Oct. 26 for Warren City has now been rescinded.

The CDC says it is estimated around 58,000 kids under the age of five are hospitalized each year because of RSV.

The Tyler Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency will host a drug take back event tomorrow to allow the public to safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs.