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2021
January
26,
2021
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11:28 AM
America/Chicago
If you're a parent, you likely have a lot of questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, especially when it comes to giving it to your children. There are two vaccines currently available that have been approved for emergency use by the Federal Drug …
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2020
October
06,
2020
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10:45 AM
America/Chicago
With COVID-19 still circulating in North Texas, now is the time to start planning alternative Halloween activities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is discouraging trick-or-treating nationwide, calling it a high-risk activity …
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June
25,
2020
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11:23 AM
America/Chicago
"Please for the love of God, put on a mask!"
Burleson Mayor Ken Shetter's frustration speaks for many physicians, nurses and other health care providers too.
Shetter spoke at a news conference announcing that face …
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2018
May
02,
2018
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06:49 AM
America/Chicago
Because of the opioid crisis in the United States, the rate of hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women increased 60 percent between 2006 and 2014. Sadly, only 30 percent of infants exposed to the virus were screened for …
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2017
December
05,
2017
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14:58 PM
America/Chicago
Are we ready for the upcoming flu season?
Only time will tell for sure, but a new article published in The New England Journal of Medicine makes the case for a potentially severe influenza season.
The article explains that clinical experts …
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