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Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in people with diabetes (Business)
Castanet Kamloops
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August 19, 2025
Photo: AP Photo/David J. Phillip The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients with Type 2 diabetes. Between 30 and 50 per...
Texas Children’s successfully treats AADC deficiency using FDA-approved gene therapy
Medical News
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August 19, 2025
Texas Children's is pleased to announce that a three-year-old girl has been successfully treated with the first-ever FDA-approved gene therapy treatment for AADC deficiency. Aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency is an extremely...
Texas roll-out brand new drivers license design from today - what it means for drivers?
The Mirror US
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August 19, 2025
Texas has started rolling out a new driver's license. The redesigned documents and driver identification cards come with more security features to prevent counterfeiting and identity theft. The Texas Department of Public Safety said they will...
Texas declares end to measles outbreak that killed 2 children
KGUN - Arizona
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August 19, 2025
Texas health officials have declared an end to a measles outbreak that killed two school-aged children. The Texas Department of State Health Services said it has been more than 40 days since a new case was reported in any of the counties that...
Health officials investigate rare case of malaria in New Jersey
NBC 4 - New York
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August 19, 2025
Health officials in New Jersey are investigating a case of malaria, the potentially deadly mosquito-transmitted disease, in a Morris County resident with no international travel history. That means it is possible the infection happened locally,...
Texas attorney general opens investigation into AI chatbots
IAPP
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August 19, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opened a probe into whether Meta AI Studio and Character.AI are illegally marketing themselves as mental health tools. He said the tools mislead children into giving up personal data while believing they are...
Medical mistrust, religious exemptions cited in sharp drop of Florida immunizations
WUSF - Florida
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August 19, 2025
Childhood vaccinations against diseases like whooping cough, polio and measles in Florida are down 10 percentage points in the last decade, as distrust of the medical establishment in the post-COVID era takes hold and exemptions on religious...
Texas Nonprofits Face Wave of Layoffs and Closures
Texas Border Business
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August 19, 2025
Since July 2025, nonprofit organizations across Texas have been hit by severe funding reductions and the loss of key federal contracts, leading to widespread layoffs and shutdowns. Image fro illustration purposesTexas Border Business Texas Border...
Texas Senate Again Votes To Ban THC Hemp Products Despite Governor’s Push For Regulations
Marijuana Moment
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August 19, 2025
As the second special session of the Texas legislature commences, the state Senate has again approved a bill to that would ban hemp THC products. Despite Gov. Greg Abbott (R) renewing his call for a regulatory model for intoxicating cannabinoids...
Texas Measles Outbreak Declared Over
KURV - Texas
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August 19, 2025
The measles outbreak in Texas is over. That’s according to the Department of State Health Services who said it’s been more than 42 days since a new case was reported. The outbreak started in a West Texas community that has the lowest vaccination...
Texans want to form a new town. A $5 billion Bitcoin company wants to stop it
Straight Arrow News
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August 19, 2025
HOOD COUNTY, Texas — Throwing a barbecue at Danny Lakey’s house in Hood County, Texas, isn’t any fun. The problem isn’t his grill master skills. Lakey told Straight Arrow News he’s a three-time finalist for the Texas Steak Cookoff, and he used to...
Health Plans Negotiate Different Prices for the Same Procedures
Managed Healthcare Executive
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August 18, 2025
Commercially insured patients pay different prices for the same procedures at different hospitals across the country. They even pay different rates at the same hospital depending on their insurance, finds a new analysis by Trilliant Health, which...
Texas declares deadly measles outbreak over
Great Bend Post - Kansas
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Kansas has reported. 90 cases but no a new case of measles in several weeks-Image Kansas Dept. of HealthBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer The Texas measles outbreak that sickened 762 people since late January is over, state health officials said...
Why trading John Metchie III to Eagles wasn’t ‘easy to do’ for Texans coach DeMeco Ryans, his take on Harrison Bryant
KPRC - Texas
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August 19, 2025
HOUSTON – The relationships. The sentiment. The knowledge of what John Metchie III had endured to play football again, and resume a normal, healthy life. All of those thoughts went through Texans coach DeMeco Ryans’ mind when the team made the...
Legacy Medical Consultants Acquires Right to Sell RedDress ActiGraft Pro, Broadening Its Strong Wound Care Portfolio Beyond Allografts
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy Medical Consultants (LMC), a leading provider of allografts for the treatment of hard-to-heal chronic wounds, has acquired the U.S. rights to sell ActiGraft® wound care treatments, expanding...
2 Houston high schools succeed as America's best in 2025, per U.S. News
Culturemap
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August 19, 2025
Two prestigious Houston high schools are living up to their reputations for top-tier education after being ranked among the best high schools in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report's just-released annual rankings. Houston...
When US prison healthcare companies went bust, victims’ families kept fighting
The Guardian
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August 19, 2025
When Jennifer Casey Norred attempted suicide at Leon county jail in Tallahassee, Florida, medical staff didn’t take her to the emergency room or provide mental health support. Instead, they strapped her to a chair for 24 hours, according to jail...
Arrington supports USDA plan for new South Texas sterile fly facility
Lubbock Times - Texas
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August 18, 2025
Jodey Arrington U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 19th district | Official U.S. House HeadshotJodey Arrington U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 19th district | Official U.S. House Headshot House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington...
Shelley Luther comments on ivermectin bill and Texas House quorum controversy
Grayson Times - Texas
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August 19, 2025
Shelley Luther, a Republican elected to the Texas State House in 2025 representing District 62, recently posted several statements on her social media account addressing legislative developments and political actions within the Texas...
Morgan Luttrell highlights Texas manufacturing, energy innovation, and veteran suicide crisis
NW Houston News - Texas
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August 18, 2025
Congressman Morgan Luttrell has recently highlighted Texas-based manufacturing and innovation, as well as the ongoing crisis of veteran suicide, in a series of posts on his official Twitter account.On August 16, 2025, Luttrell shared his...