Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting: How to help, where to donate blood

The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is in critical need of blood donations following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 14 children and a teacher dead.

Washington health officials investigate presumptive case of monkeypox

Washington health officials said Monday they were investigating a presumptive case of monkeypox in the state. It's one of less than ten confirmed or suspected monkeypox cases in the U.S.

COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5: Pfizer says 3 small doses offer strong protection

Pfizer says it plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week. The 18 million tots under 5 are the only group in the U.S. not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.

COVID-19 cases slowly beginning to rise in North Texas

Another uptick in COVID-19 cases is cause for some caution. The chief medical officer at Parkland Health is not worried yet.

Baby formula shortage: 78,000 pounds of formula arrives in US

The flight was the first of several to provide “some incremental relief in the coming days” as the government tries to address a critical baby formula shortage.

3 Air Force cadets who refused COVID-19 vaccine won't be commissioned

A fourth cadet who had refused the vaccine until about a week ago decided to be vaccinated and will graduate and become an Air Force officer.

Baby formula flights to relieve shortage to arrive this weekend

The White House said Friday that the U.S. Air Force planes will depart a base in Germany carrying 132 pallets of Nestlé formula.

Mental Health Tips For Teens
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and therapist Jennifer Weaver-Breitenbecher talks about what you need to know to help your teen with their mental health especially over the summer.

2022 Fighting Cancer With Grit Classic Car Show
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On May 28 John Wayne's family is hosting the 2022 Fighting Cancer With Grit Classic Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show benefitting the cancer foundation that bears his name. It is from 11am-3pm. Registration to enter a vehicle into the show begins at 9 a.m.

US sees risk of 'dire' COVID supply, rationing without more funding

Nearly all the money in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that was dedicated directly to COVID-19 response has been spent.

Poll: 1 in 3 Americans say COVID-19 is over amid rising cases

This poll comes as nearly every state experiences an increase in COVID-19 cases. Yet, daily cases are still well below the all-time high reached during the winter.

What is monkeypox? Scientists stunned by cases in US, Europe

“This is not the kind of spread we’ve seen in West Africa, so there may be something new happening in the West."

North Texas woman overcomes rare birth defect to graduate med school

Taylor Orcutt was born with a left arm that ends at her elbow, but she refused to let anything stop her from her dream of becoming a pediatrician.

Charged for crying?  Navigating unexpected medical charges

Unexplained medical charges happen more often than you'd think, according to patient advocates. One recent tweet about a questionable bill is going viral after a woman says her sister was charged $40 for crying.

Year’s 1st case of rare monkeypox reported in the US

Meanwhile, officials tracking a European outbreak of monkeypox are investigating the possibility that the disease is being spread through sexual contact.

A third of US should be considering masks amid rise in COVID-19 cases, officials say

Increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are putting more of the U.S. under guidelines issued by the CDC that call for masking and other infection precautions.

Mask mandates could return as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise

Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the CDC.