Caffeine, Dopamine, and Mood: Exploring the Neurochemical Dance of Your Brain

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State Senator John Whitmire and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee squared off Sunday for one of the final times before Saturday’s Houston mayoral runoff election.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2023/12/04/471354/whitmire-jackson-lee-meet-in-one-of-final-forums-before-saturdays-mayoral-runoff-election/

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A nearly $500,000 grant awarded this week by the Environmental Protection Agency will help the Houston communities of Fifth Ward, Galena Park, Pleasantville and Sunnyside monitor hazardous air pollutants over a three-year period.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2023/11/30/471206/epa-awards-another-500000-grant-for-air-quality-monitoring-in-houston-neighborhoods/

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Houstonians are increasingly concerned about mental health, and an overwhelming majority want it to be a focus for their next mayor.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/polls/2023/11/30/471085/majority-of-voters-want-houstons-next-mayor-to-focus-on-mental-health-poll-finds/

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A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals while postponing certain elective procedures.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2023/11/30/471059/ransomware-attack-prompts-multistate-hospital-chain-to-divert-some-er-patients-elsewhere/

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The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning over whether a medical exemption in the state’s strict abortion ban is too vague to help people with life-threatening pregnancy complications.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2023/11/28/470878/texas-supreme-court-will-decide-if-the-states-abortion-ban-causes-harm-to-patients-and-doctors/

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Almost all dogs that have experienced the unknown respiratory illness have recovered, but there are some dogs that are more at risk.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/animals/2023/11/28/470788/unknown-respiratory-illness-texas-dogs-increase-cases/

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On Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court will consider this question: Are the state's abortion laws harming women when they face pregnancy complications?

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2023/11/28/470767/texas-abortion-case-goes-before-states-highest-court-as-more-women-join-lawsuit/

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