Forewarned is Forearmed: How a body scan can spot signs of disease in you before the symptoms show
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women here in the United States. One person dies every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease. Houston Lifeโs Melanie Camp sat down with Steve Marler, the Founder of Advanced Body Scan in Bellaire to learn more about how people are using body scans to spot signs of disease before the symptoms show.
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last yearโs destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found.
David Mitchell had a hunch the tired heavy feeling in his legs had something to do with vein disease
David Mitchell had a hunch the tired heavy feeling in his legs had something to do with vein disease, after all, it ran in his family. So, he turned to Dr. Tonie Reincke at Reincke Vein Center for help. Learn how Mitchell was able to find relief from the symptoms of his vein disease.
A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline
A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records.
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban
Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisianaโs abortion ban.
Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a 'measure of good news'
The go-broke dates for benefit programs Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report.
King Charles IIIโs openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation
King Charles IIIโs decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling coronation at Westminster Abbey.
The Motherhood Center can help you from pregnancy to parenting
Derrick Shore and Mel Camp sat down with Gabriela Gerhart. 24 years ago, she founded The Motherhood Center, a place where growing families can learn and thrive together from pregnancy to parenting. She told us about what sparked the need to create a facility with classes, support groups, and treatments. The Motherhood Center is located on 3701 W. Alabama St. Suite 230.
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison.
Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, 'I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding
Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age.
โItโs absolutely outrageousโ: Houston resident charged surprise $400 โfacility feeโ after doctor visit
Unexpected, unexplained fees are driving up the cost of doctor visits for families across Houston. We are talking hundreds of dollars in charges above your co-pay. Theyโre called โfacility fees,โ and patients are told days or weeks after their appointments they have to pay up. KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis is looking into these facility fees and getting answers for people who are worried about their own bills.
Houston Life co-host Tessa Barrera opens up about her beauty journey and self-discovery during brief absence from show
On Houston Life, we checked in on our girl Tessa Barrera. She's out of the office this week and wanted to tell you why in her own words. She shared her message of beauty, self-discovery, and what she wants women everywhere to know.
Supreme Court will hear case claiming CBD product got trucker fired
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana.
'Vampire facials' were linked to cases of HIV. Here's what to know about the beauty treatment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report last week that documented the first instances of HIV transmissions contracted through unsterile injections used while receiving โvampire facials,โ cosmetic procedures involving microneedling.
CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles
Federal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting โvampire facialโ procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.