Health

On Monday morning, Plano city officials declared a local state of disaster for public health emergency and plan to implement extraordinary changes, as required by City operations, to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COV

Every day is a little different for Katherine Gonzales. She arrives at work at 2:00 p.m., armed with, in her words, “good intentions and a long ‘to do’ list.” By 2:15, that list is out the window. Some days, she has to balance a budget.

As fears of Coronavirus sweep the nation, drastic measures are being taken to contain it. March Madness is cancelled. South by Southwest is a no-go. Singling music festivals Coachella and Stagecoach have been pushed to October.

Local concerns amid the coronavirus outbreak have reached higher levels following Monday’s news that a Frisco man was identified as a “presumptive positive” case for the novel COVID-19.

About 12 years ago, Children’s Health brought the first pediatric hospital to Plano and began meeting a growing need that now includes more than 180,000 patient encounters every year.

By David Downs At the age of 4, Peter Dadson knew one day he would help people. His dad a pharmacist, his mom a teacher; Dadson wanted to be like them.

Chrystal Wilcox spends every moment of every day waiting for a phone call.

Kate did not cry as she began her harrowing story of illness and recovery Thursday night at the open house of the Eating Recovery Center’s new 72-bed Plano facility.

Medical City Frisco has once again made history. Last week, the hospital became the first in Texas to deploy a light-based surgery platform.

Losing a baby is one of the most devastating situations a parent can imagine. Right on time for the holidays, Medical City Frisco is offering to bereaved parents the precious gift of time needed to heal and process the loss of a baby.