HEALTH CARE
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Houston area officials consider local impact of mental health challenges, student loan relief
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Texas ranks 45th in the nation for overall child well-being, new data shows
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Texas health department accepting grant applications to expand access to health care
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Texas extends emergency SNAP benefits through August
Children's mental health and behavior has changed dramatically due to COVID-19 and isolation. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Q&A: Cypress Therapy & Counseling owner discusses pandemic effects on students
The Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital on Hwy. 290 in Cypress is expanding. (Courtesy Memorial Hermann)
Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital announces $71.8M expansion
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 commissioners at their July 26 meeting received more information on a recently approved loan totaling $8.5 million. (Courtesy Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11)
Harris County ESD 11 commissioner questions $8.5 million loan
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Harris County, city of Houston officials ask CDC for additional monkeypox vaccines
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Texas receives over 14,000 monkeypox vaccines as cases rise
A man with glasses in a gray suit and tie gives a speech in front of a podium. A woman wearing a face mask stands behind him in a blue dress. They stand in front of a wooden orange wall and the American and Texas flags.
Harris County commissioners approve $7.75M to combat maternal mortality
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New mental health crisis line, 988, launched in Texas
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Texas sues Biden administration over federal emergency abortion guidelines
People across the Greater Houston area could soon see the new Kelsey Seybold Clinic mobile unit traveling across the city. (Courtesy Kelsey Seybold Clinic)
Kelsey Seybold Clinic launches new mobile health program for Greater Houston area
ACCESS Harris County will support vulnerable residents through a coordinated care approach. (Courtesy Pexels)
Commissioners approve $16M IT contract to power Harris County Public Health initiative
The monkeypox vaccine, called JYNNEOS, can prevent people from getting sick with the disease if administered within 4 days of exposure to the virus. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
State health officials: 12 monkeypox cases identified in Texas
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Judge blocks Texas’ pre-Roe abortion law, temporarily resuming abortions for 2 weeks
The clinic is open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. (Courtesy Excel Urgent Care)
Excel Urgent Care moves to new location in Cypress
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: What’s next for Texas?
Health care advocates in Texas and Houston said they are worried about what could happen when a provision freezing Medicaid unenrollment ends and millions of people have their safety nets put into jeopardy. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Looming end of Medicaid unenrollment freeze sounds alarms