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The facility looks less like a hospital room with beautiful colors and the comforts of home. Patients attest to how children can thrive in a familiar, less clinical setting.
Fire chief Sidney Webb got an urgent phone call Monday morning from a desperate mother wanting to turn over her baby. The woman was crying, but what happened next saved her newborn baby’s life.
In the past, fatty liver disease was considered an adult sickness, but doctors are seeing an alarming trend of young children and teenagers being diagnosed with it.
A Houston ISD elementary school was forced to close its doors Wednesday due to what the district called an “HVAC system outage.” The school has since reopened, but it’s one of several HISD campuses KPRC 2 has been covering that have had A/C-related issues.
Houston ISD has released more information after a Marshall Middle School student died after a medical emergency Wednesday.
A new proposal from the Texas School Nursing Organization (TSNO) could make it mandatory for students to have a doctor’s note for over-the-counter medications like Benadryl, Tylenol, and even items like petroleum jelly and rash cream. The Texas Board of Nursing will review this proposal next week.
As we go back to school a lot of focus turns to children’s wellbeing and mental health. According to the CDC, anxiety and depression affect almost 10% of kids 3 to 17 years old.
A big concern for many families in the Houston area is how to find affordable healthcare. Back-to-school time is often a busy time for parents looking for affordable care. KPRC 2′s Bill Spencer is looking for ways to help families save money on everything from dental visits to regular check-ups.
Grey Richter from Needville was burned as a baby during a family campfire. The campfire wasn’t completely out when he toppled into it and burned his hands.It was traumatic for the family but it’s a common summertime occurrence, according to Shriners Children’s Texas in Galveston.
Children enjoying summertime activities might be playing with others, going to camp, eating with their hands, and putting themselves at risk of pinworms. Dr. Kailey Graybill with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic said they’ve seen several cases recently.
Each year, one in five children in the US experience a mental health disorder, and about 247 billion dollars is spent on treatment and management of these conditions. Ivanhoe explains how to talk to your child about their emotional health.
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Dr. Cesar Maldonado, Chancellor, Houston Community College (KPRC)Houston Community College has 22 campuses and 97 thousand students but this Fall there will be none on campus when school starts August 24th. HCC Chancellor Dr. Cesar Maldonado says HCC will follow the direction of County Judge Hidalgo and will not have in-person classes until October at the earliest. Classes will start on August 24th using what HCC calls its Flex Campus which means starting all classes remotely but adjusting as conditions change. We can slide that scale, the number of students that go to class face to face while keeping the entire class together with remote learning at a specific time, said Dr. Maldonado. See more of his interview on Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall Sunday at 9:30 a.m. View an additional 10 minutes of Khambrels conversation with HCC Chancellor Dr. Maldonado here.
