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Growth of Austin health care programs

WebThe second factor for growth in health care: UT decided to build a medical school in Austin, and the Legislature and the community voted for it. When the first class …

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When is Earth Day 2024

WebOther ways to celebrate the holiday include: More: Here's your guide to Texas' top 10 state parks to visit this Earth Day weekend. More: H-E-B gives out 265,000 free …

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New Mexico spa's 'vampire facials' linked to HIV cases of 3 …

WebThree women likely contracted HIV from 'vampire facials' at closed New Mexico Spa: CDC The VIP Beauty Salon and Spa was shut down in 2018, but health officials …

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SXSW 2024 panels talk future of AI, tech and health equity in Austin

WebPanel after panel in the health track noted that artificial intelligence is a potential solution to a growing scarcity of health workers. University of Texas Dell …

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3 new hospitals part of St. David's HealthCare $1 billion Austin …

WebSt. David's HealthCare is building three new hospitals in Central Texas and adding to five of its existing hospitals in what the health care network says is a nearly $1 …

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Central Health report maps poverty and health access in Austin

WebCentral Health provides health care for 1 out of every 12 people in Travis County. In the 2021 fiscal year, it enrolled 111,027 people in one of its plans. That was …

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UT Dell Medical School clinic treats symptoms of 'long COVID'

WebUT Health Austin, the clinical arm of Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, began a post-COVID-19 program in July to both study people with long …

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Dell Children's Medical Center opens new cardiac care unit in Austin

WebAustin American-Statesman. 0:00. 1:30. Dell Children's Medical Center doubled the number of its cardiac critical care unit beds last week from 24 to 48 by …

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Flu season is surging in Texas with rise of cases in January

WebThere is a rise of flu cases in the state, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The 2023-24 flu season began Oct. 1. As of a Dec. 8 state health …

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Would you store your medical history on a QR code

WebYour Health is an online portal and app that the patient controls. You put in your prescriptions, your doctors, your medical conditions, your allergies and your doctors' …

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Austin Public Health changes COVID-19 reporting policy

Web1:13. Austin Public Health is changing the way it reports COVID-19 cases. For four years, the health entity has tracked each case and posted it on an online …

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Ron Oliveira changed his life at St. David's cardiac rehab in Austin

WebOliveira has lost 27 pounds and says he weighs less than 200 pounds for the first time since he was in his 30s. The Pritikin plan looks at changes in inflammation, …

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Ovation Fertility in Newport Beach faces lawsuit for destroyed …

WebUSA TODAY. 0:04. 0:26. A Newport Beach, California IVF clinic is being sued by nine couples alleging a "catastrophic failure at its laboratory" caused embryos to be …

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Why are syphilis rates rising in Central Texas

WebThe rates of syphilis are up almost 80% from 2018 to 2022 nationally, and the rates of congenital syphilis, seen in babies born with it as it passes from mother to child …

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New medical clinic in Round Rock serves Hispanic community's …

Web0:00. 2:52. A new clinic in Round Rock is working to provide affordable, quality health care services to the uninsured members of the Hispanic community. Clinica …

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Dan Patrick's call for closer look at Operation Lone Star is needed

WebDan Patrick calls for a deep dive into the effects of serving in Operation Lone Star. We often see National Guard members and DPS troopers at the border as …

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Uvalde behavioral health campus to serve children, adults

Web3:29. The state of Texas will build a 32-bed behavioral health campus in Uvalde, where a horrific mass shooting in May 2022 at Robb Elementary left 19 children …

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Fact-check: Is US backing a WHO takeover of national health …

WebOne online program said the WHO would be able to impose vaccine mandates and require vaccine passports.. The World Health Organization has launched …

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4 Phoenix-area restaurants see slate of health inspection violations

WebDuring the week of April 5, inspectors visited nearly 1,250 restaurants along with other food-serving facilities in hospitals, senior homes and schools.

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Opinion: How Texas' healthcare costs and high uninsured rates go …

WebFor example, our state’s uninsured rate decreased from 24% (5.9 million) in 2010 to 18% (5.3 million) in 2022. While the number of uninsured in the U.S. has …

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Austin lost 31 workers in 2023. Most workplace deaths could be

WebWorkers fall from elevated positions, through holes and from ladders. In Austin, 31 workers died in fiscal year 2023. Out of those, 13 died from falls – 10 of those …

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2 dead,1 hurt after 350,000-pound load pins vehicle on Texas …

Web2 dead, 1 hurt after 350,000-pound load detaches from 18-wheeler and pins vehicle in Texas. Two people are dead and one person is in critical condition after an …

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Hunters didn't get 'zombie deer disease' from venison, CDC says

WebCDC: Deer meat didn't cause hunters' deaths; concerns about chronic wasting disease remain. While some past studies have suggested chronic wasting disease …

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Family of San Marcos man killed by police demand bodycam …

WebMalachi Williams died on April 11 after he was shot by a San Marcos police officer. Police said they killed the 22-year-old after he ran toward a business with …

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Past Dell Medical School dean 'disrupting' care with Harbor Health

Web1:26. Clay Johnston, the first dean of the University of Texas Dell Medical School, could have retired or gone to work at another university. Instead, he's helping to …

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