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The dementia fund’s approval comes at a critical moment for Texas, which ranks second in the nation in Alzheimer’s deaths and third in the disease’s prevalence. The need for intervention is especially high in the Rio Grande Valley — a four-county region along the Texas-Mexico border that’s become the epicenter of a nationwide Alzheimer’s spike.
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Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe's, Sprouts and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges. -
Wondering how to help a teen get better sleep? This weekend's time change can be a boost. Here's why. Plus tips from sleep doctors to get more zzzs. -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the company failed to warn that Tylenol taken during pregnancy could increase the risk of autism and ADHD. The move comes after President Trump’s remarks on ignited public debate on the cause of autism and the safety of Tylenol. -
Teva has voluntarily recalled half a million bottles of Prazosin Hydrochloride. Some bottles may contain higher-than-acceptable levels of nitrosamines, chemicals that have been linked to the development of cancer. -
The Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index shows that GLP-1 weight loss drugs are having an effect: The U.S. obesity rate is at 37%, down from 39.9%. -
Kenvue, the maker of the Neutrogena wipes, recalled the product after concerns over a bacterial contamination that was discovered recently. -
The move comes as officials began notifying Texans that benefits from Supplemental Food Assistance and Nutrition Program, or SNAP, will be cut off in November if the government shutdown continues. -
Texas rural hospitals are in a struggle to stay open.In the last decade, 14 rural hospitals have closed down. Of the 156 rural hospitals currently in the state, about 70% have lost services, and more than half are at risk of closing. Federal cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Affordable Care Act coverage are expected to significantly increase the uninsured rate in Texas and could cause more rural hospitals to shutter. What’s being done to keep these vital lifelines open? -
He’s the most well known Kennedy in America today and the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. How Robert F. Kennedy Jr grew up a scion to a political legacy, became a former heroin addict, then a vaccine sceptic and the leader of the Make America Healthy Again movement. A PBS Frontline documentary tells the story. -
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