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Posted on April 4, 2016 · Advocates are criticizing several Houston hospitals because they have McDonald’s or Chik-fil-A restaurants in their lobbies or food courts.

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Harris Health’s $45 million deficit finds American Rescue Act stopgap after last fall’s budget battle

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Posted on January 25, 2023 · The federal funding will help protect services, expansion projects and keep Harris Health in good financial standing for its hopes to build a replacement hospital.

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The changing face of Chinatown: could the new trendy restaurants replace the beloved institutions?

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Posted on January 11, 2023 · Trendy new concept restaurants have taken Chinatown by storm. This could impact the old institutions that have built up Chinatown over the decades.

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Posted on January 5, 2023 · The rule, which allows retail pharmacies to provide the pill, could mean faster pick up times.

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Sara Willa Ernst, Health Reporter

Posted on December 22, 2022 · 35 percent of these beds are sitting empty, as the state struggles to staff them up.

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Inflation is making it hard for rural hospitals in Texas to stay open

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Posted on December 15, 2022 · Even before the pandemic, Texas led the nation in the number of hospital closures in rural counties. 

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Texas Children’s Hospital announces plan to tackle mental health crisis

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Posted on December 9, 2022 · The country’s largest children’s hospital system raised $11 million to add a series of behavioral health resources.

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The pandemic doubled the number of Texas hospitals at risk of closing

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Posted on December 1, 2022 · Rural hospitals in Texas are feeling the greatest financial pinch. A new report says 26 percent are at risk of closing.

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Posted on November 30, 2022 · Houston Public Media is looking to further report on the ripple effects Long COVID is having in people’s lives, whether financial, educational, physical or emotional.

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Posted on November 28, 2022 · The City of Houston advised residents late Sunday night to boil all water for drinking, cooking and bathing after a water purification plant lost power.

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Survey shows Texas nursing shortage reaches record highs

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Posted on November 23, 2022 · A new statewide survey quantifies the seismic impact the pandemic had on the nursing profession.

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Posted on November 23, 2022 · Calls in Houston have spiked since the three-digit 988 lifeline launched this summer.

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Posted on November 22, 2022 · Fentanyl is the leading cause of opioid deaths in Texas, increasing five-fold in recent years.

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Flu season hits Houston area earlier than usual

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Posted on November 17, 2022 · More than 3 percent of reported doctors visits in Harris County during the first week of November were related to the flu or other respiratory viral infections, compared to 1.7 percent in early October, according to the Houston Health Department.

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Texas dialysis patients hope new state law keeps dialysis centers open during major weather events

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Posted on November 16, 2022 · Dialysis centers closed. Hospitals overwhelmed. When a historic winter storm walloped Texas in 2021, tens of thousands of dialysis patients were trapped at home with no treatment options.

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All 10 Houston, Harris County bond proposals pass, authorizing nearly $1.7 billion in funding

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Posted on November 9, 2022 · The city and county bond packages will provide infrastructure and facilities upgrades for a range of government services, including transportation, public safety and parks and recreation.

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