Your Mental Health: Boosting mental toughness to be like an Olympian

Spectrum Local News Health 7/24 2:23A Nicole Clark, PhD

If you want to be an Olympian, mental toughness is an essential ingredient for a gold medal performance.

Study shows Texas is 2nd worst state for access to high-quality prenatal, maternal care

Spectrum Local News Health 7/20 9:03A Amber Hughes

The south dominates a list of states with the worst access to prenatal and maternal care.

Texas teen shares battle with rare digestive condition

Spectrum Local News Health 7/13 9:00A Agustin Garfias

Fewer than 0.3% of the world population is estimated to have Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome.

Mental health clinics across the U.S. are helping Latinos bridge language and access barriers

Spectrum Local News Health 7/13 12:31A Associated Press

The 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that just over one-fifth of Hispanic adults reported having a mental illness.

Teladoc Health offers free telehealth visits for Texans impacted by Beryl

Spectrum Local News Health 7/12 3:33A Katharine Finnerty

A virtual health care company is providing free telehealth visits for Texas residents directly affected by Hurricane Beryl.

Officials caution Texas residents about mosquito bites due to West Nile and dengue virus cases

Spectrum Local News Health 7/11 10:35A Kelsey Leffingwell

The West Nile virus has been found in almost 800 mosquito samples across 24 counties, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Women in America say they are stressed and misunderstood

Spectrum Local News Health 7/11 6:43A Nicole Clark, PhD

Experts say a strong support system can act as a buffer for physical and mental stressors.

North Texas sees uptick in West Nile Virus cases

Spectrum Local News Health 7/9 8:00A Marcine Graham

Texas scientists working to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus

DSHS offers safety tips for Beryl storm victims

Spectrum Local News Health 7/9 3:14A Christine Sanchez

Never operate a generator inside a garage, even with the doors open.

Your Mental Health: Barbers and hairstylists serve as mental health advocates

Spectrum Local News Health 6/20 5:00A Nicole Clark, PhD

The Confess Project of America is the first barbershop mental health advocacy program in the U.S.

Texas doctor charged with taking private patient information on transgender care

Spectrum Local News Health 6/18 7:24A Associated Press

Federal prosecutors said Dr. Eithan Haim snatched the information and shared it with a conservative activist with “intent to cause malicious harm.”

Soil sampling underway in Houston as Fifth Ward residents hope to unearth answers

Spectrum Local News Health 6/8 8:30A Dylan Scott

Residents in a northeast Houston neighborhood have been living in what the city has designated a “cancer cluster."

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer

Spectrum Local News Health 6/3 1:57A Associated Press

Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment.

Your Mental Health: Healing through humor

Spectrum Local News Health 5/30 7:29A Nicole Cross

David Granirer created Stand Up for Mental Health, a program teaching stand-up comedy to people with mental illness.

Infant formula sold in Texas recalled after not meeting FDA regulations

Spectrum Local News Health 5/30 3:34A Christine Sanchez

Crecelac and Farmalac brands of infant formula were listed in the recall. The products failed to meet FDA regulations.