AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) issued a health alert on Tuesday, warning people not to use products that contain a chemical found in the kratom plant. The alert stated that at high concentrations, the opioid-like ...

May 23 (Reuters) - The Texas health department on Friday reported 728 cases of measles in the state, up by six cases from its last update on Tuesday. In Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak in the state, the number of infections rose by two cases ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning residents not to use products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, a chemical found in the kratom plant. TDSSH said that while 7-OH is found in low levels in kratom, concentrated forms of the ...

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Five cases of measles have been confirmed in the same household in Rockwall, health officials said. The first case, which officials say is a preschool child, was identified on Feb. 5. The other

May 13 (Reuters) - The Texas health department reported 717 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of eight since its last update on Friday, as the U.S. battles one of the worst outbreaks of the childhood disease in the country. Cases in ...