The first case of animal rabies in 2024 has been confirmed in Houston County. According to the Houston County Health ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.

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

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

In a Nov. 1 news release, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would send election monitors to 86 jurisdictions, ...

Houston told reporters on Nov. 5, "through the Department of Community Services ... particularly if it is an issue of life and death or a major health issue in a period of intense heat or cold," he ...

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