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Can constipation cause weight gain?

Health Care Associates 4/24 7:00A Alysen Vilhena

Constipation can leave you feeling heavy, bloated, and uncomfortable. If you ve been tracking your weight, you may notice that the number on your scale is creeping up, too. It s true: constipation may...

Gov. Greg Abbott announces behavioral health campus to be built in Uvalde

Spectrum Local News Health 4/23 6:13A Christine Sanchez

Construction will begin this summer and the facility is expected to open in 2025.

Seattle hospital won't turn over gender transition records in lawsuit settlement with Texas

Spectrum Local News Health 4/23 12:10A Associated Press

The hospital filed the lawsuit in response to Paxton appearing to go beyond state borders to investigate gender transition.

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

Spectrum Local News Health 4/19 1:11A Associated Press

Complaints that pregnant women were turned away from U.S. emergency rooms spiked in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Pink eye vs. allergies: know the difference and when to seek help

Health Care Associates 4/17 7:00A Alysen Vilhena

When your eyes start itching, turning red, or watering, it s natural to wonder why. Is it pink eye or just allergies? You need to know the difference because it affects how you treat these conditions....

Judge fines Texas HHSC $100,000 per day over foster care failures

Spectrum Local News Health 4/16 4:38A Craig Huber

Allegations include abuse, neglect.

Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants after learning a doctor manipulated some...

Spectrum Local News Health 4/12 4:09A Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is aware of the allegations, and an investigation is underway.

Ag commissioner says chickens destroyed to prevent bird flu spread being replaced

Spectrum Local News Health 4/11 5:48A Erin Davis

The disease struck about 40% of dairy cows in the Panhandle.

Top 10 exercises to avoid if you have hip arthritis

Health Care Associates 4/10 7:00A Alysen Vilhena

Having hip arthritis does not prevent you from having an active life. Exercise benefits people with hip arthritis as long as they know what exercises to avoid, preventing further pain and injury. Here...

Study ranks Texas among worst states for quality of children’s health care

Spectrum Local News Health 4/10 5:16A Tanya Velazquez

Texas ranked 49th, following Wyoming and Mississippi, for the quality of children’s health in all 50 states.

Cariloop raises $20M with benefits for workers who care for family members

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/9 2:00A Holden Wilen

This Richardson-based company has developed a platform that helps caregivers. Now it has fresh capital to grow thanks to a $20 million round led by a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm. Learn how CEO Michael Walsh plans to spend the money and...

Advocates request emergency funding from lawmakers to raise caregiver wages

Spectrum Local News Health 4/9 1:35A Erin Davis

Experts explain that an increase in wages for caregivers would mean an expansion of Medicaid.

What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the U.S.

Spectrum Local News Health 4/4 1:19A Associated Press

Although health officials say the risk to the public remains low, there is rising concern.

UT Southwestern, Dallas telemedicine company partner on study to improve heart health in rural...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 4/4 12:00A Plamedie Ifasso

After receiving a grant from the American Heart Association, UT Southwestern decided to partner with Dallas-based company Access Telecare on the two-year project. Read more about the doctors involved and why this could improve the health of...

Does salt affect cholesterol?

Health Care Associates 4/3 7:00A Alysen Vilhena

For many years, it’s been known that a diet high in salt can increase your blood pressure and your risk for heart disease. But does salt affect cholesterol ? Here’s more about the link between salt...