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Fifth-Grader Helps Mom Deliver Impatient Baby
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Fifth-Grader Helps Mom Deliver Impatient Baby

An Arlington 10-year-old helped her mother deliver her new sister in the back seat of the family car. Read »

Feb 10, 2012

Students Serve Up Meals for First Lady

Students Serve Up Meals for First Lady

The First Lady made a lasting impression during her stop in North Texas. Students learned about the benefits of... Read »

Feb 10, 2012

Fitness Track Puts Kids on Healthier Path

Fitness Track Puts Kids on Healthier Path

Fort Worth schools are taking advantage of some federal money to get kids active outside. Read »

Feb 10, 2012

Treating Heart Attacks With Stem Cells

UCSF doctors believe they have found a way to use patients' own stem cells to repair damage caused by a heart... Watch »

Feb 10, 2012

Birth Control Battle

Contraceptives take center stage in yet another health care battle. Watch »

Feb 10, 2012

No Rehearing on Texas Sonogram Rule: Appeals Court

No Rehearing on Texas Sonogram Rule: Appeals Court

A federal appeals court says it will not reconsider a challenge to a Texas law that requires doctors to perform a... Read »

Feb 10, 2012

First Lady in Dallas Friday to Promote Fitness

First Lady in Dallas Friday to Promote Fitness

First lady Michelle Obama makes her second stop in a two-day North Texas visit with a "Top Chef"... Read »

Feb 10, 2012

Fort Worth School Gets Kids Moving

The fitness trail at De Zavala Elementary is one of six in the Fort Worth Independent School District paid for by a... Watch »

Feb 10, 2012

UT Considers Banning Tobacco on Campus

UT Considers Banning Tobacco on Campus

Officials at the University of Texas announced Thursday they are considering making the entire campus tobacco-free. Read »

Feb 10, 2012

Man Surrenders Pet After Rabies Warning

Man Surrenders Pet After Rabies Warning

Denton animal control officials have issued a rabies alert because a kitten tested positive for the deadly disease. Read »

Feb 9, 2012

First Lady Promotes Fitness at FW Dinner

First Lady Promotes Fitness at FW Dinner

First lady Michelle Obama opened a two-day North Texas visit by sitting down to dinner with a group of eight... Read »

Feb 10, 2012

Medicaid Changes Could Hurt Pharmacies

New changes to state Medicaid funding could hurt pharmacies that serve North Texans. Watch »

Feb 8, 2012

Now You Can Inhale Your Caffeine

Now You Can Inhale Your Caffeine

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks people will get their shot of caffeine from a... Read »

Feb 8, 2012

Komen Exec Quits After Funding Dispute

Komen Exec Quits After Funding Dispute

Komen's Karen Handel announced her resignation as vice president for public policy Tuesday. Read »

Feb 7, 2012

Parkland to Withhold Patient Safety Report

Parkland to Withhold Patient Safety Report

The Parkland Memorial Hospital board has said they won't make a report on improving patient safety public. Read »

Feb 7, 2012

State Finds Violations at Mammogram Centers

State Finds Violations at Mammogram Centers

An NBC 5 investigation reveals state rule violations at local hospitals and clinics that perform mammograms. Read »

Feb 7, 2012

Plano Service Dog Heading to Westminster

Plano Service Dog Heading to Westminster

Although his primary job is to help his owner, service dog Patton is also finding success in the show ring. Read »

Feb 6, 2012

Marrow Transplant Patient Pays It Forward

Marrow Transplant Patient Pays It Forward

A Dallas woman is one of the oldest living bone marrow transplant survivors and is working to help others get a... Read »

Feb 6, 2012

Music Soothes Hospitalized Children

Musical therapy helps a young patient with Down syndrome. Watch »

Feb 6, 2012

Cruise Ships Return Home After Virus Outbreaks

Two cruise ships returned to Port Everglades, Flo., after 263 passengers fell ill with Norovirus due to... Watch »

Feb 6, 2012

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