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Harry Connick Jr. coming to Austin to talk about colon cancer
Singer, actor, TV personality Harry Connick Jr. and his wife Jill Goodacre Connick will be in Austin Tuesday, but this time it won’t be for a movie premiere (he’s shot two here) and it won’t be to...
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Think it’s hard to find drug treatment in Texas? You would be right
Here’s a number where Texas doesn’t want to be No. 1: No. 1 in the fewest substance abuse treatment centers per 100,000 drug users. Keep prescriptions and other medications away from children. Liz O....
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Use an EpiPen? Drug shortage might have you scrambling
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration reported a shortage of Epinephrine Injection, Auto-Injector from Impax Laboratories because of a manufacturing delay. What does that mean to you? It means...
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What’s the best sunscreen? We put more than 20 to the test
Last year, I put 16 mosquito repellents to the test, and found some definite winners — and some losers. This year, I grabbed 21 sunscreens of various types and tested them. I have very fair skin...
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Dell Medical School study helping prevent future strokes by combining drugs
Good news out of the University of Texas Dell Medical School: A new treatment of combining two drugs after having a mini stroke or transient ischemic stroke has been shown to lower the risk of having a...
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Parents, put off tackle football as long as possible, study suggests
Parents of kids who play football or who are thinking about playing football this fall, you might want to pay attention to a new study published in the “Annals of Neurology.” The study from researchers...
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Dell Medical School, Seton lessen amount of opioids given to women after...
Doctors at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas and at all Seton Healthcare Family hospitals are rethinking they way they treat mothers for pain after a Cesarean section or a vaginal...
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Get inspired by the royal wedding with these fun kids activities this weekend...
While you watch the royal wedding on TV , your kids can be enjoying a story time all about a “Wedding of the Century.” And while proud parents will be celebrating graduation at the University of Texas,...
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Dell Children’s to open new mental health unit on Monday as it expands levels...
On Monday, the first patients will be admitted into the new Grace Grego Maxwell Mental Health Unit at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. The center, which was made possible by a $3...
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How to explain Santa Fe High School shooting to kids
Another school shooting. How do we explain this to our kids? Sometimes it can feel like: “What can you say that you haven’t said multiple times this school year?” In October, Jane Ripperger-Suhler, a...
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That hotel pool could make you sick this summer, CDC study finds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this bit of information last week: 1 in 3 waterborne disease outbreaks traced happen in hotel pools or hot tubs. There have been about 500...
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Why are many kids not getting diagnosed with autism before age 2? New study...
Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a study done in Norway that might shed some light into why many kids are given a false-negative diagnosis for autism at 18 months. Dylan Flint, 7,...
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Austin schools want parents to know the warning signs of suicide for the next...
On Friday, Netflix released the second season of “13 Reasons Why,” the show based on the book by Jay Asher, that is a suicide letter to people in a teen’s life after her suicide. I got this letter from...
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What are you going to do this summer in Austin, kids? Check our family...
School is finally almost over. The temperature is on the rise, and soon, a chorus of “I’m bored,” might be heard coming from your house. It’s summer in Austin. Luckily, it is summer in Austin, which...
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Plan your Memorial Day weekend with the kids with our calendar
Parents, it’s going to be a long weekend. And hot, with highs in the upper 90s. If you’re going outside, don’t forget your sunscreen and your bug spray. RELATED: Get a jump on summer with our family...
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Orajel for teething? No, says new FDA statement, which links drug to...
Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration told manufacturers to stop marketing over-the-counter teething products with the drug benzocaine. You know these products as Anbesol, Baby Orajel, Cepacol,...
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Looking for summer camps? We have your last-minute guide for Austin
As school ends or has ended, now is the time parents often do the last-minute scramble to line up summer camps. Maybe the camp you thought would be the perfect fit for your child, suddenly isn’t, or...
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Lessons learned this school year
Another school year in the books. Hallelujah! (This is the time parents everywhere are praising whatever higher power they believe in). Your kids did it, parents! And so did you — because we all know...
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Dive into summer this weekend with these family events, June 1-3
We’re heading into June this weekend with some family fun that will take you inside and outside. Check our these events: FRIDAY Día de los Niños Game Day. 2 p.m. Friday, Little Walnut Creek Branch. Art...
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New children’s store opening near downtown Austin
St. Edward’s University alum Karina Drake is opening up a new children’s boutique near downtown Austin Saturday. The store, Alexa James Baby, is named after Drake’s own daughter. She was inspired by...
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