After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this year ...

According to new data from Harris County Public Health, the surge in substance abuse and its deadly consequences has become an alarming trend, with the number of substance-involved deaths increasing ...

HOUSTON — With the holidays still in full swing, a surge in pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, has health officials on high alert including here at home. According to the CDC, whooping ...

The former Harris County health director had already been charged with using her government email to share information with ...

The year 2024 started with Ed Romaine taking office as Suffolk County executive, and ended with Long Islanders facing New ...

Barbie Robinson, the former executive director of Harris County Public Health, faces multiple felony charges for allegedly ...

The report states increasingly easier methods of purchasing substances that look like prescription pills through social media ...

The latest charges come in addition to a third-degree felony of misuse of official information filed in November, tied to one of the alleged bid-rigging schemes.

The former executive director of Harris County Public Health was charged with three felonies for her role in a $40 million ...

Barbie Robinson is facing new felonies for her alleged role in a $40 million bidding scheme that prosecutors have said ...

According to a new report, substance-involved deaths and healthcare visits have increased in Harris County in recent years.

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