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Bird flu detected in person who had contact with infected dairy cattle in Texas
A person in Texas is being treated for bird flu, the second human case of an illness caused by a highly virulent virus that has rampaged through sickened dairy cows in five states in recent weeks, federal and state officials said Monday.The patient, who experienced eye inflammation as their only symptom, was tested for flu …
MVP Aziaha James, NC State rout Texas, reach Final Four
Alexa Philippou, ESPNMar 31, 2024, 05:32 PM ETCloseCovers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati EnquirerPORTLAND, Ore. — NC State coach Wes Moore admitted his team’s Elite …
Texas appeals court blocks state from investigating families seeking gender-affirming care for trans youth
CNN — A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children. The legal battle began after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered …
Crystal Mason: Texas mother who faced 5 years in prison has illegal voting conviction reversed
CNN — A Texas mother who was sentenced to five years in prison for voting illegally in the 2016 election said she is “overjoyed” after her conviction was reversed Thursday by the Texas Second Court of Appeals. Crystal Mason, a Black mother of three, was on supervised release after serving time for tax fraud when …
Girl’s body found in pipe after swimming at a Texas hotel
HOUSTON – Police in Houston are investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found inside a large pipe for a lazy river at a Houston hotel where she’d been swimming with her family.Aliyah Jaico’s death on Saturday was ruled an accidental drowning by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. It said …
New technology helps Texas town get fresh drinking water — finally
Most people take running water for granted, not thinking twice when they turn on their faucets. But one small Dallas County community has been without drinkable water for decades. Web Editor: Maggie BrownPosted 5:44 p.m. Today — Updated 5:46 p.m. Today Sam branch is a community rich with history founded by freed slaves in 1878. …
Engaging vulnerable populations: Making the right connections for better health
A woman from a low-income neighborhood chooses not to receive care from her closest health center, which is located in a wealthy community, because of a demeaning interaction she previously had with the office staff there. A Spanish-speaking man whose prostate cancer has been in remission avoids making a follow-up appointment because he’s uncomfortable navigating discussions with staff in English. His …
Governor Abbott Celebrates DHR Health Level 1 Trauma Center Dedication | Office of the Texas Governor
September 20, 2022 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the one-year designation anniversary and the Dr. Kenneth Mattox Trauma Unit dedication for DHR Health’s Level 1 Trauma Center at a ceremony in Edinburg. Prior to DHR Health’s designation, the closest Level 1 Trauma facility was 240 miles away in San …
From Post-it Notes to AI: How AI technology can improve workflow for mental health clinicians
Until Dr. Shiri Sharvit, chief clinical officer of Eleos Health, started adopting artificial intelligence in her work as a practicing mental health clinician, her companion was a Post-it Note. But these Post-it Notes would sometimes get lost or have water spilled on them. Then came Eleos, an AI solution that improves workflow for behavioral health …
Student Nurse Technician (SNT) Program | VA North Texas Health Care
Thank you for your interest the SNT program. The VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) has opportunities for Student Nurse Technicians (SNT) at the Dallas VA Medical Center in the following areas: Medical/Surgical, Telemetry, long term care, rehabilitation, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) , Emergency Department (ED), and Spinal Cord Injury. Selected SNTs will be …
