HOUSTON (AP) – Texas health officials have identified a cancer cluster in a north Houston neighborhood polluted by the wood preservative creosote from a nearby railroad operation. The Department of State Health Services says it didn’t try to determine what caused the lung and bronchus, esophagus and larynx cancers in the Fifth Ward and Kashmere…… MORE
North Texas Rape Numbers Get More Startling Following Uber Report
FORT WORTH – Rape crisis center advocates warn the more than 3 thousand sexual assaults reported for the year 2018 by ride sharing company Uber are likely a small percentage of actual sex assault crimes; as little as 6 to 9 % of the actual crimes, says “The Women’s Center” Assistant Director of Crisis Services…… MORE
Senator Cornyn Pushes Bill Blocking E-Cigarette Sales to Children
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is fighting for atricter laws on E-cigarettes. The Senator visted the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth Friday with Mayor Betsy Price to hear from local medical professionals about the dangers of vaping and about local efforts to curb e-cigarette use in North…… MORE
Tarrant County Reports First Flu Death
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County is reporting its first flu death of the year. This death involves a young child. “On an average flu season, there are about 36,000 flu deaths, you know, in an average year,” Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said. Taneja says we are already trending higher early in…… MORE
MedStar Implements Life-Saving Stop the Bleed Kits
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Medstar has implemented a new kit that will help save more lives in the event of a disaster. The Tarrant County ambulance service assembled six specialized duffel bags containing 40 Stop the Bleed kits that can be given to bystanders in the field to help first responders treat trauma victims.…… MORE