HEALTH CARE
Dr. Karen Duncan is JPS Health Network’s chief operating officer. Effective Jan. 1, she will take over as president and CEO. (Courtesy JPS Health Network)
JPS Health Network announces new president and CEO
Robert Earley has led JPS Health Network, Tarrant County's taxpayer-supported health system, for more than a decade. (Courtesy JPS Health Network)
JPS Health Network president and CEO announces upcoming retirement
Groundbreaking for Methodist Southlake's emergency room expansion took place Nov. 4. (Courtesy Methodist Health System)
Methodist Southlake Medical Center begins work on ER expansion
The FDA on Oct. 29 authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to include those in the 5-11 age group. (Courtesy Pexels)
FDA greenlights Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11
The Now Massage offers high-quality, affordable massage services. (Courtesy the Now Massage)
The Now Massage boutique opens in Southlake
People celebrate a store opening with confetti.
Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy to host grand opening in Colleyville
A man preps a vaccine.
Baylor Scott & White Health doctor explains COVID-19 booster shots, monoclonal antibody infusions
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court discussed the possibility of a vaccine incentive program Sept. 14. No decision has been made yet. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Tarrant County Commissioners Court considers vaccine incentive program
The facility would serve as an alternative for local law enforcement officers who encounter people suffering from mental illness or a mental health episode. Oftentimes, officers end up charging such people with low-level offenses. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Officials call proposed mental health jail diversion center in Tarrant County 'a win for everybody’
Coniglio Family Dentistry is now open in Southlake. (Courtesy Coniglio Family Dentistry)
Coniglio Family Dentistry now open in Southlake
Owner Jennifer Duranczyk plans to open a second location in North Richland Hills in 2022. (Karen Chaney/Community Impact Newspaper)
Fusion Whole Body Recovery offers holistic, nontraditional pain relief in Colleyville
The Plano ISD board of trustees heard from 10 public speakers requesting stricter health and safety protocols during its Aug. 17 meeting. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
A breakdown of Plano ISD mask mandate exemptions by campus, a look at local staffing shortages and more top DFW news
A medical building
MindPath Care psychiatry practice set to open in Southlake this fall
Health officials are encouraging vaccination against the delta variant. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas-Fort Worth health officials continue to encourage vaccinations to fight COVID-19 surge
Carroll ISD is exploring potential virtual learning options for students in pre-K through sixth grade. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
Carroll ISD trustees hold off on virtual learning options, extend COVID-19 leave policy for employees
Hospitals in Tarrant and Denton county currently do not have enough nurses to staff ICU beds as COVID-19 cases increase from the spread of the delta variant. (Courtesy Baylor Scott & White Health)
'Our staff is fatigued': As ICU beds continue to fill, local hospitals await relief to combat nurse shortage
Gov. Greg Abbott's office announced Aug. 9 the state has asked hospitals to voluntarily postpone elective medical procedures. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Abbott pens letter asking hospitals to voluntarily postpone elective medical procedures
The Plano ISD board of trustees heard from 13 speakers during public comment Aug. 3 before voting on the revised health and safety protocols for the new school year. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
Plano ISD approves updated health, safety protocols; Collin County officials say yeast infection that killed 4 not public threat, and more top news from DFW
In addition to Tarrant County Public Health's efforts to get residents vaccinated against COVID-19, the department is also offering free testing as the community spread level continues to increase. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Tarrant County Public Health offers free COVID-19 testing as hospitalizations continue to climb