National Women’s Health Week 2022
The week raises awareness about women’s health issues and highlights ways women can make their health a priority and maintain healthy habits throughout their lives.
HHSC Recognizes Recipients of the Innovators in Aging Award
The award recognizes organizations and people who have made positive impacts on the lives of older adults in Texas.
Lakeside Refrigerated Services Recalls Ground Beef Products
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 46841” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
Food Safety Tips for Your Spring Holiday Feast
Though traditions may differ, these holidays have one thing in common — delicious food! Keep your feast memorable by following these food safety tips.
CDC Declares Outbreak Over
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to Dole packaged leafy greens.
Law enforcement seizures of pills containing fentanyl increased
Law enforcement seizures of pills containing illicit fentanyl increased dramatically between January 2018 and December 2021, according to a new study.
Treating Chronic Hypertension in Early Pregnancy Benefits Parents And Babies
Study shows pregnant adults less likely to experience preterm births or other serious problems with treatment .
Good hydration may reduce long-term risks for heart failure
To assess potential links with hydration, the team assessed the hydration status of the participants using several clinical measures.
Overgrowth That Occurs in Autism May Begin During Infancy
The amygdala — a brain structure enlarged in two-year-old children diagnosed with ASD — begins its accelerated growth between 6 and 12 months of age, suggests a study funded by the NIH.
NIH Launch Program to Study Childhood Cancers
DNA and RNA from tumor and blood samples will be analyzed to help make an accurate diagnosis and to understand what is causing or driving the cancer.
NIH analysis of Reddit forum suggests experience of non-suicidal self-harm
A large majority of individuals who reported and discussed non-suicidal self-injury on the social media platform Reddit described their experience in terms similar to those used to diagnose substance use disorder, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, who analyzed more than 350,000 posts and comments.
NIH’s Research Program Releases First Genomic Dataset
This data will enable researchers to address yet unanswerable questions about health and disease, leading to new breakthroughs and advancing discoveries to reduce persistent health disparities.
USDA-NIFA Invests Over $13M in Treating Livestock Diseases
A Texas A&M University project on Marek’s Disease in chickens will help reduce the cost of vaccinations for U.S. poultry producers.
Support System Reduces Cardiovascular Risk
Researchers demonstrated that they can significantly lower cardiovascular risk for patients with SMI by using a clinical decision support system that prompts doctors to provide individualized informational handouts about a patient’s cardiovascular risk and treatment recommendations.
HHSC Launches $23.2 Million Substance Use Prevention Campaign
Texas HHSC is launching a $23.2 million public awareness campaign to prevent substance use disorders and help Texans access necessary treatment and services.
Researchers Uncover How the Human Brain Separates, Stores, And Retrieves Memories
Researchers recorded the brain activity of participants as they watched videos, and they noticed two distinct groups of cells that responded to different types of boundaries by increasing activity.
Scientists discover a new molecular pathway
Scientists have discovered how the mislocalization of a protein can treat ALS and other forms of dementia.
USDA Commits $215 Million to Enhance the American Food Supply Chain
The USDA is making available up to $215 million in grants and other support to expand meat and poultry processing options.
USDA Grants Additional WIC Flexibilities Amid Recall
The USDA announced that it has granted additional flexibilities in response to the impact of the 2022 recall of certain powder infant formula provided through WIC.
Sexual Violence May Have Compound Effects on Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Women who had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime were more likely to develop high blood pressure over a seven-year follow-up period.