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Baylor Scott & White Health is sending shipments of medical supplies and hygiene kits to Poland, Hungary and other countries receiving Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion of their country.
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Over the past month, Baylor Scott & White Health has been distributing free diabetic shoes to its uninsured, low-income patients to combat and prevent…
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Hospital stays can be stressful for anyone. Worse, though, for about seven million patients each year who suffer from delirium. It’s a sudden state of…
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A new study suggests a vegetarian diet, or one based on vegetables and fish, could lower your chances of getting colon cancer. The study focused on 77,000…
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This story is the first in KERA's series on veterans, part of the public media initiative "Veterans Coming Home."One of the first things Dr. Stephen…
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As local officials try to contain Ebola in Dallas, another virus has swept much of the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or state labs…
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Mental health issues can leave people feeling isolated and ashamed. To counter misconceptions about mental illness and help connect people with resources,…
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On average, every four minutes someone dies of a stroke.Strokes are also the leading cause of long-term disability in the U.S. But technological and…
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Knowing your family history can alert a doctor to potential problems like heart disease, for instance. But getting that information sometimes requires an…
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There may be a future for an ancient profession.Scribes, who in times past worked on everything from translating religious texts to historical book…
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People living in one South Dallas neighborhood used to be three times as likely to die from diabetes-related complications than those in Dallas County…
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Makenzie Wethington, a North Texas teen, is being called a miracle.To celebrate her 16th birthday, Makenzie, a Joshua resident, wanted to go skydiving.…