Vital Signs

Senate Bill 827 set $25 caps on copays for the life-saving drug for those in state-regulated health insurance programs. Texas is the 19th state to enact such a law.

Texas has had a shortage of nurses for years. But the current surge in COVID-19 cases has made matters worse: It’s forced a number of nurses to leave, and there aren't enough people — especially in critical care — among the so-called traveling, or temporary, nurses that hospitals rely on to fill in the gap.

The study included more than 3,700 people from 56-countries with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 with illness lasting more than 28 days.

People changed their lives considerably early in the pandemic to avoid getting sick. But even if they escaped the virus, COVID-19 still made an impact.

Substance abuse disorders are believed to cost the U.S. about $740 billion a year. But there's a shortage of trained professionals to respond to this problem.

The delta variant has sharply increased the number of COVID hospitalizations. It’s still possible to nurse milder cases of COVID at home. But the standards are higher than when the pandemic first began.

Some call it a disgusting habit. But picking your nose can have serious consequences, especially now during the pandemic.

The summer heat can cause your body to lose a lot of water. It’s important to rehydrate, but also to be careful how you do it.

State and local officials last month confirmed CDC evidence at two health facilities in Collin County of an untreatable, drug-resistant fungus called Candida auris. Four patients infected with it died.

One recent study concluded people living with HIV were more likely to face severe illness and to die if hospitalized than others infected. Results from another recent study found no greater risk.

Much has been reported about COVID-19’s effect on the respiratory system. But it can also cause gastrointestinal problems.

Most people think of women as breast cancer patients, but about one in every 1,000 cases diagnosed is found in a man.