Health & Science

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April 4, 2025

Study: 40% of Texas youth with depression or suicidal thoughts have ‘problematic’ social media use

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April 1, 2025

West Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity as medical disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak

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A sign outside a hospital advises patients to stop if they have had exposure to measles or if they have measles symptoms.
March 28, 2025

Trump administration cuts health services funding in Texas amid measles outbreak

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March 27, 2025

Five years after COVID, Texans continue to navigate toll of the pandemic

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March 25, 2025

Vaccinations are injected with politics as measles spreads in West Texas

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March 24, 2025

The woolly mouse: A fluffy new species created from mammoth DNA

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March 20, 2025

‘For youth, by youth’: Austin teens look to tackle issues with ‘Our Generation’ podcast

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March 20, 2025

Five years into COVID, more Texans are avoiding vaccines – for everything

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March 18, 2025

Texas midwife and 2 others arrested in connection to illegal abortion investigation, state AG says

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March 17, 2025

Hunter discovers rare mammoth tusk on West Texas ranch

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March 14, 2025

Retired NASA astronaut shows readers the power of ‘Embracing Infinite Possibilities’

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March 14, 2025

Father of a child who died from measles would prefer the spotlight were less bright

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March 13, 2025

Will lawmakers let Texas’ maternal mortality committee review abortion deaths?

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March 12, 2025

With crumbling public health infrastructure, rural Texas scrambles to respond to measles

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March 10, 2025

How a South Texas community college embraced apprenticeships to ease a growing nursing shortage

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March 4, 2025

Families, providers say $12 an hour for workers isn’t enough to keep Texas disability services afloat

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March 4, 2025

Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started

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February 27, 2025

Texas has the highest rate of uninsured children, and it’s getting worse

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February 27, 2025

A new federal rule would help Texans with medical debt. But it’s in limbo

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February 26, 2025

‘We’re worried about the pace of this outbreak’: State health official urges measles vaccination

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February 26, 2025

Boosters, symptoms, herd immunity: Everything to know about the measles outbreak in Texas

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February 24, 2025

Measles alerts issued in San Antonio, New Braunfels and San Marcos as Texas outbreak spreads

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February 24, 2025

Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.

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February 21, 2025

The concerning resurgence of another infectious disease in Texas: flea-borne typhus

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February 20, 2025

Federal cuts can impact the lives of those looking for health care options through the Affordable Care Act

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February 20, 2025

Lithium-ion batteries are a major fire threat — here’s why and what consumers can do

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February 18, 2025

At the epicenter of the West Texas measles outbreak, one hospital in Gaines County works towards containment

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February 17, 2025

Hays County is growing fast. So is the need for access to fresh food.

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February 14, 2025

The ancestor of modern ducks and geese may have waddled alongside the dinosaurs

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February 10, 2025

Texas reports new measles outbreak in West Texas

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January 31, 2025

Flu outbreak in North Texas shutters several school districts as the virus spreads through the state

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A person holds a sign that reads "Young people deserve access to safe abortions"
January 28, 2025

Dozens of minors – including children under 11 – left Texas for abortions in 2023

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January 22, 2025

Peer support could fill gaps in rural mental health coverage, but low pay challenges sustainability

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November 12, 2024

Studying ‘mini hearts’ in space helps scientists understand how microgravity affects astronauts

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January 14, 2025

County gave murder victim’s body to UNT for-profit program – without family’s knowledge

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January 13, 2025

Advocates for Texans with disabilities seek changes in education and attendant care

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January 13, 2025

Texas’ war on drug users

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January 9, 2025

With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills

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January 8, 2025

Will 2025 be the year Texas expands Medicaid? Not likely, advocates say

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December 19, 2024

For homeless Austinites, affordable health care is hard to find. UT med students want to help.

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December 13, 2024

Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman

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December 11, 2024

Texas woman’s death highlights difficulties in holding medical providers accountable

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December 10, 2024

If Trump makes cuts to Medicaid, Texas officials could seize the opportunity to further slash the program

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December 9, 2024

After Texas banned puberty blockers and hormones for trans kids, adults lost care, too

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December 5, 2024

Texas abortion laws leading to OB/GYN ‘exodus’

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December 5, 2024

Supreme Court seems ready to uphold ban on gender-affirming care for minors

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December 4, 2024

Rural providers, advocates push Texas Legislature to ‘rescue’ maternal health care system

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December 3, 2024

Texas public health experts brace for RFK Jr.’s impact on vaccine policy

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July 29, 2024

This Austin yoga instructor teaches locals how to embrace the week ahead

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November 26, 2024

Politicians push raw milk despite its dangers

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November 25, 2024

Texas hospitals are now required to ask for patients’ citizenship. Here’s what you should know.

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November 20, 2024

Could Texas be a hub of dementia research? The Legislature could decide this session

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November 11, 2024

Book explores high hopes for psychedelics as mental health treatments

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November 8, 2024

Former Dallas County chief medical examiner looks back on nearly four decades of service

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November 1, 2024

‘The Fall of Roe’ chronicles the last decade of Roe v. Wade

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October 31, 2024

‘I just want us to be left alone.’ LGBTQ voters list abortion, trans issues among top concerns

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October 31, 2024

Yes, insects can lay eggs in your body. Here’s how.

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October 31, 2024

A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a crime to intervene in her miscarriage

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October 28, 2024

Federal response to bird flu in cattle sheds little light on virus’ spread

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October 24, 2024

IV fluid shortage caused by hurricane to last for months

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October 17, 2024

AG Ken Paxton sues North Texas doctor accused of providing gender-affirming care

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October 2, 2024

Addressing widespread mistrust, ‘Blind Spots’ tackles modern medicine’s mistakes

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September 24, 2024

New study finds maternal mortality in Texas rose faster than national rate

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September 24, 2024

Even as state mental health spending rises, private psychiatric hospitals struggle to stay open

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September 18, 2024

New poll shows majority of Texans have skipped or postponed some form of medical care due to costs

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September 18, 2024

Waco teen named finalist in international science communication competition

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September 12, 2024

Medical examiner shortage stretches Webb County’s resources

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September 9, 2024

At local barber shops, clients leave with a haircut and health screenings

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August 28, 2024

Few people know about heart valve disease – even those who may have it

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August 16, 2024

Texas likely undercounting heat-related deaths

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August 16, 2024

Methodist Mansfield Hospital uses AI tools for brain mapping

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August 14, 2024

Texas congressman ‘reborn’ after psychedelic therapy reacts to FDA rejection of MDMA for PTSD treatment

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August 13, 2024

In new complaint, Texas women say delayed care due to abortion laws endangered their fertility

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August 9, 2024

As a new school year looms, how can parents tackle vaping among minors?

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August 6, 2024

‘Now is the time to take action’: Carbon monoxide poisonings after Hurricane Beryl are the highest since Texas winter storm

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July 31, 2024

Seniors died at higher rates after Beryl. Many went days without power in the aftermath

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July 23, 2024

Texas researchers discover fossil chromosomes of 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth

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July 23, 2024

FDA weighs approval of psychedelics treatments for PTSD

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July 22, 2024

Has 2024 been a cooler Texas summer? Yes, sort of.

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July 22, 2024

COVID spikes in wastewater testing nationwide as kids prepare to head back to school

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July 19, 2024

A study found toxic metals in popular tampon brands. Here’s what experts advise

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Four people wearing black NASA work suits smile and hold up medallions outside of a 3D printed enclosure in which they spent more than a year.
July 12, 2024

Back on ‘Earth’: NASA investigates impacts of first-ever human Mars simulation

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July 10, 2024

Texas sends millions to crisis pregnancy centers. It’s meant to help needy families, but no one knows if it works.

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July 10, 2024

Compact mobile clinics present new opportunities for rural healthcare in Abilene and beyond

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July 1, 2024

Rural paramedics are making routine house calls to avoid costly emergency room visits

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July 1, 2024

‘We don’t know where we stand’: IVF in Texas is on shaky ground

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June 27, 2024

Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions

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June 21, 2024

Texas Medical Board adopts rule for doctors offering emergency abortions

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June 21, 2024

Proposed abortion ban exceptions in Texas still confuse doctors

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June 19, 2024

With too few mental health providers, more patients turn to primary care

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A close-up of a hand wearing a blue medical glove drawing a vaccine from its bottle using syringe
June 17, 2024

There’s a new subvariant of COVID circulating. Here’s what you need to know.

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June 13, 2024

Supreme Court rejects challenge to FDA’s approval of mifepristone

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June 10, 2024

State rejects health insurers’ pleas to halt plan that will shake up coverage for 1.8 million Texans

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June 6, 2024

‘Grateful to be alive’: Clubhouse programs take pressure off overwhelmed Texas mental health hospitals

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May 30, 2024

Central Health has a big plan to expand care for Austinites. Here’s how it works.

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May 24, 2024

How much would Sen. Cruz’s IVF bill protect the procedure?

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May 23, 2024

Amid ongoing cybersecurity crisis, workflows remain disrupted at Ascension hospitals

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May 23, 2024

Social media makes it sound like women are quitting the pill en masse. But the numbers tell a different story.

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May 17, 2024

Texas has the most uninsured kids in the U.S. A small Austin clinic wants to serve them.

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May 15, 2024

If your home floods, here are steps you can take to address mold

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