HEALTH CARE
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
Oral appliances, like the ones shown above, can help treat sleep apnea. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston Sleep Apnea offers relief for Spring-area residents
See how each hospital in the Lake Houston area compares below. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Compare staffing, bed numbers for these 6 Lake Houston-area hospitals
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
A stethoscope and pen rest on a medical chart.
Slate of Memorial Hermann urgent care facilities set to reopen July 1 following renovations
Dr. Michelle Legall, owner of Integrity Family Healthcare in Humble, prepares mock patient Taryn Powe for a Botox procedure at the site of her future practice in Kingwood. (Wesley Gardner/Community Impact Newspaper)
Integrity Family Healthcare emphasizes holistic wellness practices along with medicine
Dr. Michael and Mary Ann Landry own both Consultants in Dental Aesthetics and Houston Sleep Apnea. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Consultants in Dental Aesthetics offers hospitality, health care in Spring
A doctor writes on a clipboard.
Judge blocks Texas’ pre-Roe abortion law, temporarily resuming abortions for 2 weeks
Medicaid expiration could put enrollees at risk
Total Men’s Primary Care opened its newest location at 2174 Spring Stuebner Road, Ste. 350, Spring, on June 14. (Courtesy Total Men's Primary Care)
Total Men’s Primary Care now open in Spring
Skin Spirit offers a variety of treatments and services including IPL skin tone correction, CoolSculpting Fat Removal, chemical peels and laser hair removal. (Courtesy Pexels)
Skin Spirit medical spa will come to LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch this summer
The clinic is open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. (Courtesy Excel Urgent Care)
Excel Urgent Care moves to new location in Cypress
TOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries, a safety net clinic serving the Tomball, Magnolia and Waller area, is in the process of transitioning to a federally qualified health center, a designation that will allow the clinic to receive additional state and federal funding and bring more robust services to the community. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Legislature adds $20M to grant program slated to help community health centers statewide, including TOMAGWA
Woman-owned Isikel, a medical supplies manufacturer and distributor, plans to produce over 440 million nitrile gloves to meet demand in the health care industry starting in the fall. (Courtesy Pexels)
Medical supplies distributor Isikel to begin manufacturing at headquarters in Katy
Experts: Health care access a struggle for growing Tomball, Magnolia community
A doctor with a parent and child
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
Incoming Medicaid expiration could put enrollees at risk
Local food banks see growing demand due to inflation