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Houston man 1st in Texas to try promising Alzheimer’s therapy


July 1, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There’s a possible breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s. A recently-approved infusion therapy, called Aduhelm, is being used to treat the disease and a Houston man is the first in Texas to try it. “There was a lot of celebration,” said 82-year-old Rolfe Johnson. Johnson recently tried Aduhelm at UTHealth. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five …

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Husband shoots and kills suspected home intruder in NW Harris Co.


July 1, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A suspected intruder was shot to death by a resident Tuesday night in northwest Harris County, authorities said. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, a man and his wife were home when someone broke into their back door on Keeneland near Ruellen around 8:30 p.m The intruder was approaching the couple, and that’s when …

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Child care crisis among barriers keeping women from rejoining workforce


July 1, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There are a number of issues keeping women out of the workforce, even though the impact of the pandemic is waning. A lot of women, and especially moms, said the workforce needs to change if they’re going to get back in it. That’s one reason the woman who owns a new, small business in Houston went …

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Harris County turns to toll road money to help mitigate flooding


July 1, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The next time you pay a toll in Harris County, you could be helping out residents during severe floods. On Tuesday, Harris County leaders approved allocating millions of toll road money to help with more than 160 flood mitigation projects across the county. Harris County Flood District officials told work on those projects is already underway, …

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First lady Jill Biden, second gentleman Douglas Emhoff push vaccines at Astros COVID-19 event


July 1, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff toured the Astros’ COVID-19 vaccination event Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. Officials said Biden and Emhoff stayed to watch the Astros take on the Orioles. They also made an appearance on the club’s television and radio broadcasts. Last week, Biden stopped in Nashville while Second …

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