Study results showed the highest detectable concentrations of heavy metals were lead, barium and chromium. All samples except for lead had less than or the same levels expected for an urban area. The ...

The Department of Health received their first complaint in January. The issue is now being handed over to the magistrate ...

Heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer are the top leading causes of death in Harris County, according to the latest ...

Houston, like many American cities, has areas with soil contaminated by non-biodegradable and persistent pollutants such as arsenic, lead, nickel and ...

"This charge is the first step in a long healing process for the firefighters of this city," Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz said.

"The homeless will be pushed to another location. So very soon, we're going to have a city-sponsored encampment that will be ...

The Greater Fifth Ward is a neighborhood two miles northeast of Downtown Houston. It is known as a "cancer cluster" due to high levels of cancer diagnoses that occur in this area, and the majority of ...

Houston City Council created a for-profit corporation to sell a telehealth tool developed by the Houston Fire Department. It ...

Following a groundbreaking court decision about out-of-province care and an about-face from Nova Scotia's premier, two women are still processing how their lives — and potentially thousands of others ...

Read full article: Man dies after falling 8 feet from cell tower in Trinity County A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six ...

Houstonians can drop off any used or unused pumpkins to the Solid Waste Management Department starting Nov. 1.

Megan Thee Stallion partnered with the California Department of Public Health for the Never a Bother campaign, which is a new youth suicide prevention initiative that increases awareness and support ...