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  After FDA Crackdown on Juul, Disposable Knockoffs Take Over

  January 21 at 4 a.m.

  Customers of Dallas vape shops looking for Mango Juul cartridges are finding empty shelves and heavy markups. Instead, they’re turning to Puff Bars, a nearly identical product that skirts the new rules by fusing the liquid-filled cartridge to the pen-sized stem. Users consume the liquid — which can last from...

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  A Holistic Health Studio in DeSoto Brings Meditation to North Texas Schools

  January 15 at 4 a.m.

  The health and wellness industry is ever-growing, as more and more people seek natural forms of treatment and move away from Western medicine. There’s also a shift toward prioritizing self-care, encouraging folks to heal their minds, bodies and spirits. Many cities lack the outlets to help us be our best,...

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  Reports of Vaping-Related Hospitalizations Are Concentrated in North Texas, Leaving Authorities Puzzled

  January 13 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas County confirmed on Thursday that the teenager who died late last year as a result of vaping was 15. That makes the teenager the epidemic's youngest victim, underscoring North Texas' outsize role in the nationwide outbreak of vaping-related illnesses. The state has reported the most hospitalizations in the nation,...

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  Teenager’s Death Comes as Vaping-Related Hospitalizations on Decline

  January 6 at 4 a.m.

  A Dallas teenager's death from a lung injury associated with vaping comes at a time when hospitalizations for the mysterious disease are on the decline nationwide. The teenager is the first person in Dallas County to die of injuries related to e-cigarette use, according to Dallas County Health and Human...

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  Dallas’ New Deflection Center Enjoys Widespread Support. But Funding It? That’s Another Matter.

  January 2 at 4 a.m.

  Everyone, it seems, has something good to say about plans for the city’s new jail diversion center. District Attorney John Creuzot called it a “solution” to the city’s continued criminalization of homelessness and mental illness. “Ditto,” said Lynn Richardson, chief of the Dallas County Public Defender's Office, which represents many...

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  More and More Very Young Children Across the Nation Lack Health Insurance. Guess How Texas Fares.

  Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Nearly a fifth of the nation’s youngest uninsured children live in Texas, a stark reminder that the state has some of the most restrictive policies in the nation governing healthcare benefits for its most vulnerable residents. More than 8% of Texan children under the age of 6 are not insured, according...