Global temperatures reached a new all-time high this summer. Scientists have concluded that July 2023 was officially the hottest month ever recorded. Scientists made the determination based on data...
Wine Lover Tests Benefits of Drinking Less
Federal health officials recommend limiting one's alcohol intake to one or two drinks daily. The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans penned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S....
Feds Push for Mental Health Coverage
The Biden administration has unveiled new rules that will require insurers to expand mental health coverage and conduct in-depth examinations of patient outcomes. A joint news release from the...
Eli Lilly Reports Obesity Drug Breakthrough
Drug maker Eli Lilly said on Thursday that an experimental obesity injection helped patients lose 26% of their body weight in clinical-trial treatments. The dramatic drop came after intensive...
Is Vital Ocean Current on Verge of Collapse?
Scientists warn that Atlantic Ocean currents representing a significant part of Earth's ecosystem are nearing a complete collapse. In an article published in the journal Nature Communications,...
Extra Weight Slows Down Careers
Obesity has long been strongly associated with negative health outcomes, but studies suggest that it can come with professional consequences as well. In the results of a survey published by the...
Gene Therapy Eyedrops Restore Boy’s Sight
In a pioneering medical breakthrough, a 14-year-old who was once legally blind can now apparently see. Antonio Vento Carvajal reportedly now has near-perfect vision thanks to an innovative gene...
Texas Man’s Arms Amputated After Flea Bite
A single bite from a flea has left a Texas manโs life forever changed. Michael Kohlhof, a 35-year-old Houston resident, had both of his hands amputated up to the forearm this month after contracting...
Experts Share Steps To Coping With Anxiety
A group of experts in the mental health field, including a clinical social worker, a child development specialist, a clinical psychologist, and a therapeutic recreational specialist, shared...
Big Pharma Races To Develop Obesity Drugs
Two pharmaceutical powerhouses are competing to develop the next game-changing weight loss drug as obesity rates continue to climb. Out of all the players in the pharmaceutical industry scrambling...
What El Niรฑo Means for Texas
The world currently finds itself in the grip of El Niรฑo, a cyclical warming of sea surface waters in the eastern Pacific along the equator. For Texans, this usually means cooler, rain-laden weather,...
New Alzheimer’s Drug Works Best Early
Trials for a new Alzheimer's treatment have suggested that the groundbreaking drug works better in patients enduring the earlier stages of the disease and those under the age of 75. Eli Lilly's new...
Hospital Develops Strangulation Response Team
SafeHaven of Tarrant County announced on Monday that it will be collaborating with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth to create a Strangulation Response Team. Hoping to reduce the...
New Method Evolves Planetary Layers Research
A new method of research will allow scientists to gain an understanding of the Earthโs depths and that of other worlds. Arizona State University (ASU) will soon receive a two-story-high crusher...
World Experiences Global Heat Wave
Texans are not the only ones feeling the heat this summer. Weather officials are cataloging heat waves affecting multiple portions of the globe simultaneously. As a result, the World Meteorological...
Dallas To Host Free Fibroid Self-Care Event
In observance of Texas Fibrosis Awareness Month, the City of Dallas will host a Self-Care Fair on July 29 for women suffering from uterine fibrosis. The Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute partnered...
New MetroCare Campus in the Works
Dallas County's mental health agency is set to get a new campus. New MetroCare offices will soon replace the old Beverly Hills Tuberculosis and Psychiatric Hospital campus, and construction is...
FDA Approves Antibody To Fight RSV
A preventative injection to protect infants under 2 from contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was approved on Monday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). RSV was a health crisis in...
Abbott Announces Fentanyl Death Dashboard
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the launch of the fentanyl data dashboard by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) late last week. Abbott said he hopes the new dashboard will raise...
Six-Chemical Cocktail Said To Reverse Aging
In a monumental breakthrough, scientists have reportedly uncovered a combination of drugs with the potential to reverse the aging process. Harvard researcher and professor Dr. David Sinclair...
Local Clinical Trials Yield Alzheimer’s Drug
A newly approved Alzheimer's drug has local origins, with research into its effectiveness having taken place in North Texas. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, the U.S. Food and Drug...