People who go into cardiac arrest but have a shot of epinephrine within five minutes are significantly likelier to survive than those who don’t get a shot of adrenaline that quickly, according to a new study.
2016
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Technology helping providers focus on patients
When it comes to refilling prescriptions and checking to see if patients have followed instructions, new apps can do the busy work and allow providers to spend more face time with patients.
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Obama signs 21st Century Cures Act
President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act, which will provide significant money for medical research to fight cancer, develop experimental drugs and reform mental health policy.
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Video: Health Care and the 85th Legislature
Check out the full video of the third installment of the Tribune’s conversation series on where the state is headed on health care: a discussion on the biggest health care issues facing the upcoming 85th Legislature.
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Trump’s sons behind Texas nonprofit selling access to president-elect
A new Texas nonprofit led by President-elect Donald Trump’s grown sons is offering access to Trump in exchange for million-dollar donations to unnamed “conservation” charities, according to interviews and documents reviewed by the Center for Public Integrity.
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Energy
Obama signs bill that may boost Texas hurricane protection study
President Obama signed into law a bill that may help expedite the long process of constructing a hurricane protection system for the Texas coast.
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Politics
Texas electors cast 36 votes for Trump, 1 for Kasich and 1 for Ron Paul
All but two of Texas’ 38 electors voted Monday to officially put Donald Trump in the White House, with one elector casting a ballot for Ohio Gov. John Kasich and another voting for a fellow Texan, former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Knight Foundation will match your gifts to the Trib
In typically generous fashion, the Miami-based supporters of public-spirited nonprofit journalism will match up to $25,000 in small-dollar gifts ($1,000 or below) pledged to the Trib between now and Jan. 19.
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The Brief: Texas electors set to cast presidential votes amid national attention
Texas’ 38 electors are set to meet at 2 p.m. Monday in the state Capitol to cast their votes for president, and the vote — generally a footnote in a presidential election — will be unusually closely watched this year.
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Bordering on Insecurity
Big employers no strangers to benefits of cheap, illegal labor
Two cases illustrate how big-name employers benefit from illegal labor and why undocumented workers are easily exploited.