Outbreak of E. Coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce
GREATER HOUSON AREA (Covering Fort Bend News) – The Center for Disease Control is advising that U.S. consumers not eat any romaine lettuce, and retailers and restaurants not serve or […]
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West Nile Virus Found in Mosquito Traps in Stafford
STAFFORD (Covering Fort Bend News) – Fort Bend County Health and Human Services has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in a sample of trapped mosquitoes located near Staffordshire […]
Sugar Land Nurse Convicted in $3.5 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
SUGAR LAND (Covering Fort Bend News) – A federal jury has convicted a 51-year old Sugar Land nurse of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, six counts of health care […]
State Review Identifies Several ‘Areas of Concern’ at Missouri City Animal Shelter
MISSOURI CITY (Covering Fort Bend News) – The state review of policies and procedures at the Missouri City Animal Shelter, involving multiple entities, is still under way. One entity, the […]
Richmond Fire Department Lights the Headquarter Tower Pink in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness
RICHMOND (Covering Fort Bend News) – October is a big ‘awareness’ month being both Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Fire Prevention Month. The Richmond Fire Department brings awareness and educates about both […]
Numerous Organizations Aid Fort Bend in George Bush High School TB Investigation
FORT BEND COUNTY (Covering Fort Bend News) – As the tuberculosis (TB) investigation at George Bush High School continues, Fort Bend County Health & Human Services is acknowleding the personnel […]
Two Year Old Richmond Boy Needs Bone Marrow Donor
HOUSTON (KHOU)- Roman Shen is a happy 2-year-old. You wouldn’t know it, but he suffers from Shwachman Diamond Syndrome, or SDS. That means his bone marrow doesn’t work properly and […]
Memorial Hermann Hospital Sugar Land Wins National Quality Award
SUGAR LAND (Covering Fort Bend) – Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital has been named a recipient of the 2016 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for […]
The University of Houston School of Nursing Receives National Award for Diversity and Inclusion
SUGAR LAND (Covering Fort Bend) – The University of Houston School of Nursing received the 2016 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine, the oldest and […]
Eugenia Blomstrom, ‘The Best of Nursing,’ Retires from UH Sugar Land School of Nursing
SUGAR LAND (Covering Fort Bend) – Full circle. That’s how Eugenia “Ginger” Blomstrom described the occasion of her retirement from the University of Houston – Sugar Land after 45 years […]