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Parkland Hospital in Dallas Offers COVID Follow-up Clinic to Help Patients Struggling to Recover

Parkland Hospital in Dallas Offers COVID Follow-up Clinic to Help Patients Struggling to Recover

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Parkland Hospital’s COVID Follow-up Clinic provides multi-specialty care for ongoing symptoms of the virus. Severe fatigue, shortness of breath, joint pain, muscle aches, weakness and fever, anxiety, depression, brain fog and blood clots aren’t just symptoms plaguing those with active cases of COVID-19. They are also nagging health issues still afflicting many patients weeks…MORE

US Panel Endorses Widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

US Panel Endorses Widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation issued Thursday by its expert advisers. The group, in a 17-4 vote with one…MORE

Texas Education Agency Will Postpone A-F Ratings For Current/Upcoming School Year

Texas Education Agency Will Postpone A-F Ratings For Current/Upcoming School Year

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19. According to the TEA, the STAAR test will proceed for the 2020-21 school year in order to provide critically important information about individual student learning that teachers and…MORE

City of Dallas Names Finalists for Next Police Chief

City of Dallas Names Finalists for Next Police Chief

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The search for the next Chief of Police in Dallas was narrowed to seven finalists on Thursday. Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax invited the seven candidates to interview for the position beginning Tuesday. “I’m pleased to report our progress in this process and know the men and women of DPD look forward…MORE

FDA Approves First LabCorp At-Home COVID-19 Test Kit

FDA Approves First LabCorp At-Home COVID-19 Test Kit

SILVER SPRING, MD  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Americans now have access to an at-home COVID-19 test kit that can be processed through a lab. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved LabCorp’s Pixel COVID-19 Home Collection Kit Thursday. Jeff Shuren, M.D.,J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health said the approval will help in…MORE