Delta, American and United suspend flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak

Both Delta and American Airlines have cut all flights to China as the deadly new coronavirus spreads. United is suspending flights to three big cities but will continue flying to Hong Kong.

WHO declares global emergency as coronavirus from China continues to spread

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has been exported to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked tenfold in a week.

CDC reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of coronavirus in Illinois

The latest case - the sixth in the country - is the husband of a Chicago woman who got sick from the virus after she returned from the epicenter of an outbreak in China.

US life expectancy increases for first time in 4 years

Though only by just a little, the CDC said the life expectancy increase is due to lower death rates for cancer and drug overdoses.

McKinney family’s adopted toddler needs lifesaving liver transplant

A McKinney family adopted a toddler out of foster care knowing he would one day need a lifesaving liver transplant. But they had no idea that day would come so soon.

Mom helps infant daughter ring bell after beating brain cancer

Lily Borden was recently declared cancer-free after being born with a malignant brain tumor and got to ring the bell at a hospital in California.

FDA warns Purell to stop claiming its hand sanitizer can prevent Ebola

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told Purell to stop claiming that one of its hand sanitizer product lines prevents Ebola.

FDA sends hand sanitizer brand Purell strict warning

Federal health officials are calling on GoJo, the maker of Purell products, to stop making claims that its hand sanitizer is effective at eliminating diseases.

Virus cases in China jumps to 5,974, surpassing SARS as evacuations begin

Countries began evacuating their citizens Wednesday from the Chinese city hardest-hit by a new virus that has now infected more people in China than were sickened in the country by SARS.

University of Houston suspends travel to China amid coronavirus outbreak

The announcement comes after an ongoing outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus that can be spread from person to person.

DFW Airport to begin screening international travelers for coronavirus

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has joined a growing list of airports across the country that will screen international travelers for the coronavirus.

China spurned CDC offer to send team to help contain coronavirus: US Health Secretary

Top U.S. health officials this week provided further details on the nation's "coordinated public health response" to the China-linked coronavirus that's killed more than 100 people and sickened thousands of others worldwide.

Arlington police given free access to mental health services

The Arlington Police Department wants its officers to stay healthy in body and mind. It’s offering them no-cost mental health services.

China reports 25 more Coronavirus deaths as U.S. prepares evacuation

China on Tuesday reported 25 more deaths from a new viral disease, raising the total to at least 106, as the U.S. government prepared to fly Americans out of the city at the center of the outbreak.