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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A gloved hand administers a vaccine into an arm.
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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A close-up photo of a pair of ear plugs.
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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A close-up of an oil well's tower is seen, with a large flame emanating from the top.
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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A smiling woman wearing eye protection glasses holds a messy blue shiny ball in her gloved hands.
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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A digital illustration in watercolor and pencil shows a hand holding an ID card in the foreground of the scene. Instead of showing a picture of a person, the ID card shows a microscopic image of an embryo. The ID card reads, “Class: embryo; name: TBD; date of birth: unknown; sex: unknown; weight: unknown; height: unknown; eyes: unknown.” In the background, there is an empty chair where the person holding the ID card might have expected to see a person.
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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A close up of a box of mifepristone, the abortion-inducing medication, is seen.
March 14, 2023

Two lawsuits related to abortion are working their way through courts in Texas right now

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Nicola Fox gestures with both hands while speaking at a podium. She is wearing a sleeveless black shirt that says "Parker Solar Probe" on it.
March 14, 2023

New NASA science chief shares plans for upcoming missions to ‘explore the secrets of the universe’

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A seated woman speaks with another woman across the room from her who is turning back to answer her. The seated woman is Cherish Sims and she is speaking to her nurse midwife., Krystal Brown. They appear to be in a doctor's office.
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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A 1970s photo of a young dark-haired boy in a plastic enclosure playing with a toy barn. A doctor interacts with him outside of the plastic.
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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A close-up of four test trips on a table, one half blue with white icons and text, and the other half white with blue lines and icons
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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A portrait of three women in a classroom: One sitting, wearing a black shirt, and two wearing red shirts stand on either side of her. Their shirts say "Communities in Schools"
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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