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About 3 million people in the U.S. suffer from this form of inflammatory bowel disease. A recent study of mice suggests colitis may be linked to the amount of sugar and added sugars in food and beverages.
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The Dallas City Council has approved $500,000 to study how widely spread the coronavirus is in North Texas and why some communities are harder-hit than others.
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The DFW COVID-19 Prevalence study began in summer with 2,000 participants. Researchers hope to enroll another 30,000 Dallas and Tarrant county residents, plus 15,000 front-line workers in essential industries, to help determine how the virus is spreading in the area.
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Democrat Colin Allred and Republican Genevieve Collins want more and faster COVID tests. They offer different reasons why it's taking so long.
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For patients who don't have insurance or can't afford a primary care physician, the convenience of mail-in testing has helped expand colon cancer screening.
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Cancer cells can spread from one organ to another by directly entering the bloodstream. But more often it’s after the cells enter the blood through the lymph nodes. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center now believe they know why.
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A medical professional shares guidelines for keeping your mask effective against the spread of coronavirus.
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Gov. Greg Abbott is urging Texans to get flu vaccines early this season. He’s warning about a double whammy of flu and COVID-19.Speaking in Dallas on…
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Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an…
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As the coronavirus surge continues, there’s another virus to watch for now: West Nile. Dallas County’s already spraying for the mosquito-borne disease and…
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Pregnant women aren’t considered at higher risk for getting the coronavirus, but it raises other concerns about a safe delivery.KERA’s Sam Baker talked…
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One in five children in America are believed to have a mental health disorder. The reluctance to talk openly about it because of the stigma against such…