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As pharmacies close nationwide, some patients lose access to basic pharmaceutical care. These closures are hitting independently owned pharmacies in places like rural Kansas especially hard.
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Recent studies have found elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water correlates with health issues like cancer and thyroid disease — even below what current federal standards deem as safe. But health research necessary to take federal action is slow-going, and some environmental health experts are concerned officials aren’t acting fast enough.
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Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV infections in the United States. Medicines like PrEP can prevent HIV, but without insurance, it's hard to find, and afford.
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The number of adults who smoke in Oklahoma fell from 26.1% in 2011 to 15.6% last year. But Oklahoma is still considered part of the "Tobacco Nation," which refers to states whose smoking prevalence exceeds 14%.
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A North Texas infectious disease specialist talks about why syphilis remains a problem, and why she thinks education is the solution.
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During the pandemic, a mass exodus of employees left the medical field. Hospital leaders say they're finally starting to fill open positions with permanent workers instead of contract employees, but higher COVID cases have sent many medical workers home sick.
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Naegleria fowleri makes headlines for being the “brain-eating” amoeba. But what exactly is it, and what’s the risk of getting infected?
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State treasurer Steven Johnson says contract went to the lone qualified applicant from Kansas.
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In Texas, students entering kindergarten at public schools are required to have up-to-date vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and Hepatitis A. Ten percent of toddlers haven't even started the series.
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The new report tallied thousands of excess deaths and health impacts tied to pollution, with Texas among the most impacted states.