Mystery virus sends young Houston-area man into organ failure

“At first, I just thought it was a flu and cough, that's what we went in for. And then doctors were doing their tests, and then they came in saying, ‘we need to get you to the hospital now,’" Jacob says.

Get ready for 'rough' pollen season this year, allergist warns

Those who suffer from allergies know all too well their impact on sleep, daytime alertness and overall function.

Skin cancer vaccine shows promise in trials
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One in five Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime. But there's promising news in the fight against melanoma.

Supreme Court moves to temporarily extend access to abortion pill
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The justices are still considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect while a legal challenge to the medication?s FDA approval continues.

Mississippi must allow religious exemption for childhood vaccines, judge orders

Mississippi must join most other states in allowing religious exemptions from vaccinations that children are required to receive so they can attend school, a federal judge has ruled.

Drug-resistant 'superbugs' found in 40% of supermarket meat products, study says

Multidrug-resistant E. coli were found in chicken, turkey, beef, and pork products chosen at random from supermarkets in 2020, according to a Spanish study.

New mRNA cancer vaccine helps cut risk of melanoma recurrence by nearly half, trial finds

A clinical trial from researchers finds that the new experimental vaccine combined with immunotherapy helped lower the chances of melanoma recurring or causing death.

Supreme Court's abortion pill order spares safe havens for now

A U.S. Supreme Court order that keeps access to an abortion drug in place for now could be especially welcome in some safe haven states that would have been hit hard by restrictions.

Invasive strep cases seen in children, people 65 and older
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An alarming number of cases involving an "invasive group of strep" remains unusually high in children in some parts of the country. The CDC says they are seeing an increase in cases in people 65 and older. We sat down with Dr. Peter Hotez with the Baylor College of Medicine to explain more on this in tonight's breakdown.

Houston-area family loses two boys, but one is revived from death

"I started talking to him, just telling him how much I love him and sorry that we didn't know how to save him. Suddenly, as I started praying, my husband said, 'oh my gosh, he's moving,'" his mother says.

Texas is 2nd worst state for children's health care, WalletHub study says

The report said Texas also had the lowest percentage of children with excellent or very good health, the lowest percentage of uninsured children, and the highest rate of obese children.

Black Maternal Health Week
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Black Maternal Health Week began on Tuesday. Dr. Angela Haynes Burgess with UT Health Houston talks about what can be done to improve Black maternal health.