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Debate gets heated as House approves bill to allow ivermectin use without prescription
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas House of Representatives approved a bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense an antiparasitic drug, ivermectin, without needing a prescription from a doctor. House...
Extreme Heat May Make You Age Faster
Extreme Heat May Make You Age Faster
Everyone has felt the exhaustion and dehydration that comes with spending too much time in the heat. But research shows that the impact of being exposed to extreme heat...
Why Obamacare Is About to Get a Lot More Expensive
Why Obamacare Is About to Get a Lot More Expensive
People who buy health care on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace are about to be in for some sticker shock. Monthly out-of-pocket costs are set to jump as...
A Rare Flesh-Eating Screwworm Infects U.S. Resident
A Rare Flesh-Eating Screwworm Infects U.S. Resident
The U.S. has confirmed a rare human case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that typically infects livestock but can be deadly to people too. A Maryland resident suffered...
Your Quest for Perfect Sleep Is Keeping You Awake
Your Quest for Perfect Sleep Is Keeping You Awake
In a culture that’s highly goal-oriented, yet another form of performance anxiety has emerged: It’s called orthosomnia, and it refers to an unhealthy preoccupation with getting the right amount...
Stop Saying These 5 Things to People With Social Anxiety
Stop Saying These 5 Things to People With Social Anxiety
Social anxiety can make any gathering feel daunting. Long before someone steps foot in a crowded party, the restaurant where they're having a first date, or the conference room...
Austin Resource Recovery sees mostly positive feedback on its on-demand collection services
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) provided a six-month update on its on-demand collection and services, and thus far, the department has seen positive feedback. The services,...
Infant Deaths Spur Public Health Emergency in Mississippi
Infant Deaths Spur Public Health Emergency in Mississippi
Health officials in Mississippi have declared a public emergency over the state’s rising infant mortality rate, which is the highest it’s been in a decade. Data from 2024 show...
You Should Be Washing Your Shoes. Experts Explain How
You Should Be Washing Your Shoes. Experts Explain How
You wash your shirts, your pants, your jacket—all the things that bring you into contact with the outside world. But you probably don’t ever wash your shoes. That should absolutely...
Why It’s So Hard to Make School Lunches Healthier
Why It’s So Hard to Make School Lunches Healthier
Students at the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District in California dine on locally sourced fruits and vegetables, homemade pozole (a Mexican stew), and fresh tuna poke bowls. Food in...
Steve Sarkisian's press conference ahead of the season opener vs. Ohio State: live updates
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas and Ohio State are set to play one of the most anticipated season-opening games in recent college football history Saturday, and Longhorns head coach Steve...
What We’ve Learned from the Texas Measles Outbreak
What We’ve Learned from the Texas Measles Outbreak
Texas health officials on Aug. 18 declared the end of a measles outbreak that had sickened more than 760 people across the state and killed two children. Doctors and...