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Putting the Information Back into Informed Consent and Refusal

Health providers must provide adequate information regarding the risks and benefits for informed consent to take place through shared decision-making.

Lives Cost from Meager Paid Sick Leave at Walmart

Walmart’s failure to have a paid sick leave policy that met the needs of associates and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic has cost 138 deaths that could have been avoided.

Dallas County Reports First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Trap

The Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) announced the first positive West Nile Virus mosquito trap for 2021. Public health officials monitor mosquito traps throughout Texas to help prevent human transmission.

How to Tell if You’re Having a Heart Attack

Roughly 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 Americans have heart attacks each year. About one-third of these individuals die.