Public Health
Irony Wins Again: Shallowater Forced to Boil Tap Water After Contractor Plays Whack-A-Mole with Main Line
Just when you thought living on the Hub City’s perimeter couldn’t get any more glamorous, our lovely neighbors over in Shallowater have been hit with…
Welcome Our New Insect Overlords: West Nile Mosquitoes Officially Join the Party in Lubbock
Just when you thought surviving two solid weeks of non-stop daily rain and the sudden…
Covenant Hospital’s Elite Diagnostic Team Takes Four Days to Realize a Stroking Teenager Isn’t Just High
Welcome to Lubbock, where if a 17-year-old athlete collapses and starts vomiting profusely, our premier…
Texas Medical Board Decides ‘Death’ is Just a Teachable Moment (With a Very Short Quiz)
Welcome to Texas, the only state where “standard of care” has been replaced by “consulting…
Shallowater: Come for the Small-Town Charm, Stay for the Radioactive Kidney Failure
Our neighbors in Shallowater just got some glowing news from the Texas Commission on Environmental…
East Lubbock Hospitality: Now Featuring Free Dental Exams (From Stray Dogs)
Nothing says “Good morning, Hub City” quite like an 8:00 AM cardio session involving a…
Lubbock’s “Cicada” Strategy: If We Don’t Test the Poop, the Virus Doesn’t Exist
The CDC is sounding the alarm on yet another variant, BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada.” While the…
Texas Tech Physicians and UnitedHealthcare Embark on Multi-Million Dollar Game of Chicken with Your Health
In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has ever tried to navigate the…
Let Them Eat Kale: Texas Solves Poverty by Banning Snickers Bars
Because living in Lubbock wasn’t already enough of a thrill, Governor Abbott and his band…
Lubbock: Finally a “Blue” Stronghold (But Only on the COVID Maps)
Well, look at us. While the rest of the South Plains looks like a ghost…