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 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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The American Diabetes Association recently held its annual State of Diabetes event in Houston, where experts and local ...

And while the health system is still struggling ... exceeding the Immigration Department’s limit by more than 4,000.

With Election Day just hours away, large crowds at campaign events have become a point of political interest. In some cases, ...

Medicare-certified home health agencies are increasingly facing ownership changes, raising concerns about health care spending, workforce and quality of ...

Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth held a press conference on the morning of Nov. 5, when as of 10 a.m. she said more than ...