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Health & Science
September 28, 2023
UT professor leading a team of scientists from across the globe to help plan for future pandemics
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September 27, 2023
Should Texans be concerned about health risks of delta-8 products?
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September 20, 2023
For one Dallas school, addressing kids’ mental health needs starts in the classroom
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September 19, 2023
From migrant farmworker to scientist: Elma González opened doors for Latinas in STEM
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September 19, 2023
‘An epidemic’: Syphilis rages through Texas, causing newborn cases to climb amid treatment shortage
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September 18, 2023
New research paints dire mental health picture of Texas youth
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September 13, 2023
New COVID-19 boosters could be released as soon as this week. Here’s what you need to know
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September 11, 2023
3M has agreed to pay $6 billion over faulty earplugs. Now, plaintiffs must decide whether to accept.
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August 28, 2023
Texas doctors say potential ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids hurts patients and providers
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August 22, 2023
Texas refuses to expand Medicaid. Community health centers and uninsured people suffer
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August 21, 2023
Expanding Medicaid improves everyone’s health. So why hasn’t Texas done it yet?
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August 17, 2023
What you should know about the new COVID variant Eris as cases rise
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August 16, 2023
Even after Planned Parenthood stopped performing abortions, Texas is still trying to shut it down
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August 8, 2023
Texas Attorney General’s Office appeals abortion ruling pause from Austin judge
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August 4, 2023
Unprecedented number of child care centers expected to shutter as pandemic relief funds end
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August 4, 2023
Dallas County has the highest rate of uninsured people in North Texas. Why?
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July 31, 2023
More than 670,000 Texans lose Medicaid coverage as the state unwinds continuous enrollment
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July 27, 2023
New study finds higher rates of Alzheimer’s in Texas border counties
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July 24, 2023
A ‘really wild coalition’: AOC, other Democrats co-sponsor Dan Crenshaw’s psychedelic therapy bill
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July 20, 2023
Patients seeking clarity in medical exception to Texas abortion law testify in Travis County Court
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July 19, 2023
500,000 Texans have been dropped from the Medicaid rolls since April
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July 11, 2023
Researcher visits the Odessa Meteor Crater — hoping it will help prepare humanity for future asteroid strikes
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July 7, 2023
Study: Domestic oil and gas production responsible for $77 billion in health impacts yearly
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July 3, 2023
Texas lawmakers quietly pass law to clarify exceptions to abortion ban
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June 29, 2023
Anti-abortion violence on the rise a year after Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
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June 28, 2023
Thousands of Afghans suffer from PTSD. Advocates are trying to find culturally competent ways to help
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June 27, 2023
900 Austin nurses walk out in what is expected to be the largest nurses strike in Texas history
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June 27, 2023
The story of Buckle Bunnies: How one group funded abortions in Texas after Roe v. Wade fell
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June 26, 2023
Abortion clinics in neighboring states see more Texans than locals
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October 9, 2019
Nobel Prize-winning chemist John Goodenough enabled widespread use of the lithium-ion battery
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June 23, 2023
One year after Dobbs overturned Roe v. Wade, Texas abortion access is costly and limited
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June 20, 2023
Less than 1% of U.S. therapists are Native American. One Texas group is working to fill the gaps
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June 19, 2023
Disability advocates celebrate partial victories at the Legislature
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June 14, 2023
Why did thousands of dead fish wash up on Texas beaches?
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June 14, 2023
Reclaiming Henrietta Lacks
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June 13, 2023
Here’s how not to pass out in Texas’ triple-digit temps
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June 6, 2023
Warmer temperatures make for more unpredictable turbulence
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June 5, 2023
Staffing shortage adding to long waits for mental health assessments for arrestees awaiting trial
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May 31, 2023
How healthcare bills on postpartum Medicaid coverage, ‘tampon tax’ and more fared in the Legislature
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May 26, 2023
‘The ground isn’t there anymore’: Researchers searching for reason second sinkhole opened up in Daisetta
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May 18, 2023
Texas Legislature passes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
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May 17, 2023
A new podcast was ‘Seeking a Scientist.’ Texas’ Kate the Chemist was ‘here for it.’
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May 17, 2023
Hays CISD students are overdosing on fentanyl. It’s unclear how widespread the problem is.
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May 17, 2023
San Antonio is home to the nation’s first Mobile Changing Unit
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May 16, 2023
Doctors depart Dell Children’s adolescent medicine clinic amid state probe over gender-affirming care
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May 15, 2023
Trans kids, families and advocates feel unsafe as Texas moves to ban gender-affirming care
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May 12, 2023
What to expect with the COVID-19 pandemic emergency declaration lifted
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May 11, 2023
Can a fetus be an employee? States are testing the boundaries of personhood after ‘Dobbs’
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May 4, 2023
A new school to train mental health professionals might be coming to Houston
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May 1, 2023
For years, the EPA and Texas ignored warning signs at a chemical storage site. Then an inferno erupted.
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April 25, 2023
Life on Mars? NASA is studying how people would handle living on a space base
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April 25, 2023
Texas House advances 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage
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April 24, 2023
Abortion pill mifepristone remains legal for now. What happens next?
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April 18, 2023
The public health emergency order for COVID is ending in May. Here’s what that means for telehealth.
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April 17, 2023
UT Austin researchers make headway toward universal coronavirus treatments
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April 17, 2023
Dallas under pressure to share air sensor data that can reveal health risks as quickly as possible
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April 14, 2023
Supreme Court briefly puts on hold lower court’s limits on abortion drug mifepristone
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April 13, 2023
U.S. appeals court preserves partial access to abortion pill, but with tighter rules
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April 13, 2023
CDC warns of potentially deadly fungus and the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance
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April 12, 2023
In two-state Texarkana, a widening divide in health care access
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April 12, 2023
A judge’s ruling threatens access to a common abortion drug. What does that mean for Texas?
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April 11, 2023
EPA plans to cut pollution through better monitoring, transparency
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April 11, 2023
Texas Child Mental Health Consortium might receive a huge bump in funding by state lawmakers
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April 10, 2023
Medication abortion in peril after conflicting court rulings out of Texas and Washington state
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April 5, 2023
Texas has the fifth-highest percentage of water pipes made of lead
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April 3, 2023
Hays County has had a series of fatal teen drug overdoses. Here’s what schools are doing about it.
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April 3, 2023
Texas lawmakers consider expanding access to treatment for people experiencing hallucinations or hearing voices
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March 30, 2023
Millions of Texans could be dropped from Medicaid coverage in April. Here’s what you need to know.
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March 23, 2023
Advocates say social emotional learning is one approach to addressing the child mental health crisis
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March 20, 2023
The pandemic drove experienced nurses from the field. Austin experts are looking for solutions.
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March 17, 2023
Texas lawmakers debate future of gender-affirming care for trans kids
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March 16, 2023
Austin’s COVID experts are reuniting to take on future pandemic threats
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March 14, 2023
A Houston doctor discusses how to fix the healthcare system for the uninsured
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March 14, 2023
Two lawsuits related to abortion are working their way through courts in Texas right now
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March 14, 2023
New NASA science chief shares plans for upcoming missions to ‘explore the secrets of the universe’
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March 10, 2023
Pregnant in Texas? Here’s what you need to know to access Medicaid and CHIP Perinatal
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March 7, 2023
5 Texas women denied abortions sue the state, saying bans put them in danger
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February 28, 2023
Millions of Texans have rare diseases. Advocates are pushing for legislation to help them.
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February 27, 2023
Gulf of Mexico warming at faster rate than global ocean, study finds
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February 27, 2023
Bills trying to legalize fentanyl test strips flood the Texas Legislature
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February 22, 2023
Why a new, needed addition to a state mental hospital is vacant
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February 22, 2023
Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse
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February 21, 2023
Marmoset microbiomes, human microbiomes, and the fountain of youth
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February 14, 2023
Medicaid covers half of all births in Texas. Finding quality health care can be a nightmare.
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February 9, 2023
Texas A&M archeologists find prehistoric projectile in mastodon rib
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February 8, 2023
Texans with mental illnesses are dying in jail as mental health diversion programs go underfunded
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February 8, 2023
Decision could come soon on Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide
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February 6, 2023
She knows how difficult it is to quit drugs, so she’s advocating strategies to prevent overdoses
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January 26, 2023
Harris Health’s $45 million deficit finds American Rescue Act stopgap after last fall’s budget battle
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January 25, 2023
How lab-grown meat companies plan to get you to buy their product
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January 19, 2023
Long COVID can lead to chronic fatigue syndrome. Doctors are working to help patients manage.
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January 11, 2023
Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling
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January 9, 2023
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas might not cover Ascension Texas hospitals in-network starting next month
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January 5, 2023
Is immunity debt or immunity theft to blame for children’s respiratory virus spike?
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January 4, 2023
Rare combination of factors likely led to Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest, Houston heart doctor says
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January 4, 2023
Surge of COVID infections in China worth watching but not panicking over, epidemiologist says
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January 3, 2023
Research concludes low serotonin does not cause depression. What does that mean for SSRIs?
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December 23, 2022
To help Georgetown understand COVID’s toll, a mother and son turned to butterflies
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December 22, 2022
Texas Medicaid waiver system underpays workers who care for the most vulnerable
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December 16, 2022
Here’s how Texans can stay prepared for winter storms and other disasters
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