Health & Science

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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May 14, 2024

How a Denton divorce could imperil IVF access in Texas

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A women's health waiting room at the CommUnity Care Health Center in East Austin.
May 9, 2024

Why advocate says it’s a big deal 100K ‘Dreamers’ could soon buy ACA health insurance for 1st time

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May 3, 2024

Bird flu continues spread through cattle, but experts say risk to people is low

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May 2, 2024

Nine dead, more than 75 affected as Austin overdose surge begins to slow

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May 2, 2024

A new VA policy covers fertility treatments for more vets, but some are still excluded

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May 1, 2024

Austin EMS reports a surge of overdose calls likely tied to a new ‘batch’ of drugs

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April 16, 2024

Racism in the health care system is killing Black pregnant Texans

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April 15, 2024

Houston hospital investigating whether doctor manipulated data to deny organ transplants

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A white infant crib with a colorful mobile hanging over it
April 15, 2024

The worlds of two Texas women collide after failed abortion attempts lead to adoption

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April 15, 2024

Texas psychologists’ board pushes back on costly new national licensing exam, considers crafting a cheaper state test

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April 10, 2024

How sleeping separately improves some relationships

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April 3, 2024

The Big Bend does not have enough mental health care for residents. Texas is trying to help.

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April 2, 2024

Texas reports case of bird flu passed from sick cattle, but risk to the public is still low

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March 29, 2024

Making life-or-death decisions for $10.60 an hour: Texas group homes suffer from staffing crisis

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March 26, 2024

Justices seem skeptical of challenge to restrict access to abortion pill

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March 26, 2024

A Supreme Court abortion pill case with potential consequences for every other drug

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March 25, 2024

Texas Medical Board proposes emergency abortion guidance for doctors

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March 22, 2024

Four years after COVID’s arrival, Austin’s ‘long haulers’ still search for answers

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March 12, 2024

The pandemic altered our perception of time. Here’s how.

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March 11, 2024

Uninsured country: Affordable health care eludes many family farmers and ranchers

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March 5, 2024

San Antonio doctor says he’ll pay for Alabama IVF patients to travel to his clinic

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February 26, 2024

As more students seek mental health services, college counseling centers struggle to hire staff

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A portrait photo of Dennis Borel.
February 23, 2024

Dennis Borel looks back on 24 years advocating for Texans with disabilities

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February 16, 2024

A Black-led organization offers support for people facing reproductive health issues in a post-Roe Texas

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February 12, 2024

Almost 60 dairy products pulled from shelves at H-E-B, Trader Joe’s over listeria outbreak

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February 2, 2024

Advocates file FTC complaint against Deloitte over Medicaid eligibility software errors

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January 31, 2024

Texas Supreme Court hears challenge to gender-affirming care ban

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January 30, 2024

Study: Regulations failed frontline workers during pandemic, leading to thousands of deaths

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An empty patient's table, with paper sheets over it, is seen in an abortion clinic.
January 26, 2024

Texas fights Biden over saving the life of mothers during crisis pregnancies

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A clinic room with a patient table and ultrasound machine
January 24, 2024

Teen births in Texas have risen after years of decline

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A photo of the Space Shuttle Atlantis seen in orbit around a cloudy blue Earth, below.
January 16, 2024

New book tracks NASA’s Space Shuttle program – perhaps its ‘most important’ era thus far

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January 15, 2024

Congress tries to expand access to mental hospitals, reversing decades-long policy

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January 12, 2024

How to stock your fridge and pantry for a possible power outage

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January 11, 2024

As deadline approaches to enroll in healthcare, many Texans may be eligible for subsidies

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January 9, 2024

January is full of pressure to diet. Experts say these messages can be harmful.

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January 9, 2024

Latest baby formula recall draws concerns from Congress and caregivers

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January 8, 2024

A Texas community is being bombarded by cancer-causing benzene. State officials have known for nearly two decades.

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January 5, 2024

2024 set to be a big year for space exploration

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January 4, 2024

Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules

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January 4, 2024

Should you take the plunge? Diving into the science behind cold exposure therapy

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January 3, 2024

Volunteer pilots give flight to women needing abortion

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December 22, 2023

Fake bottles of Adderall – some containing meth – found in Mexican pharmacies

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December 19, 2023

Practice drone run in West Texas could mean a future with better medical access for rural patients

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December 19, 2023

Medicaid unwinding exposed a ‘crisis’ in the system as 1.7 million Texans lost coverage

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December 19, 2023

An El Paso woman thought her doctor tied her tubes. The next year, she was pregnant

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December 18, 2023

227,000 Texans could lose out on food and health help if Congress doesn’t increase WIC funding

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December 15, 2023

‘So Far From Care’ podcast explores challenge of accessing reproductive care in far West Texas

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December 13, 2023

The Texas Supreme Court denied one woman an abortion. What can her case tell us about access statewide?

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December 13, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court to consider limits on abortion medication mifepristone

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December 13, 2023

Why gene editing technology may change the future of medicine

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December 11, 2023

Texas Supreme Court vacates lower court order that allowed woman to receive emergency abortion

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December 9, 2023

Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts ruling allowing Dallas woman to get an abortion

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December 7, 2023

Judge will grant Texas woman emergency abortion in landmark case

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December 5, 2023

As eligibility grows, more people in Tarrant County can get treatment instead of jail time

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December 1, 2023

With blood on hand, paramedics can save more people en route to the hospital

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November 29, 2023

In post-Roe Texas, pregnant teens have few options

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November 28, 2023

‘You can run, but you can’t hide’: What you need to know about cedar fever season in Texas

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November 28, 2023

Texas Supreme Court will decide if the state’s abortion ban causes harm to patients and doctors

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November 28, 2023

In Texas’ Panhandle, a long-awaited oasis for mental health care is springing up

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November 27, 2023

Black soldier flies could help make use of livestock waste

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November 27, 2023

After a mastectomy, many women can’t afford breast reconstruction. This nonprofit wants to help.

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November 21, 2023

Fentanyl is killing Texans at an alarming rate, but it isn’t commonly screened for in drug tests

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November 16, 2023

Texas education board debates how climate change will be discussed in new textbooks

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November 15, 2023

In Denton, playing Dungeons & Dragons helps slay loneliness and improve mental health

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An older woman sorts through several cloth face masks hanging from hooks on a wall in a home. The woman is reflected in a mirror also on the wall. This is Alice Barton.
November 14, 2023

‘People aren’t thinking about us’: How new ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates impacts medically-vulnerable Texans

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November 10, 2023

Pests bring wave of illnesses new to Texas

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November 7, 2023

Appeals court considers whether Texas teens should be allowed contraception without parental consent under federal program

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An older gentlemen sits and smiles for the camera in a doctor's office. This is Dr. Alan Braid.
November 7, 2023

San Antonio abortion doctor who challenged SB8 treating Texans in New Mexico

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November 3, 2023

Legendary Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith looking to fight opioid overdoses

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November 3, 2023

Texans highly motivated to travel to New Mexico for abortions

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November 2, 2023

Grassroots pharmacist walk outs spread in response to complaints over working conditions

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October 26, 2023

What went wrong crossing the Texas-Mexico border to buy abortion pills

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October 25, 2023

Collin County has no public hospital to serve uninsured residents. Faith groups are filling the gap

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October 20, 2023

San Antonio’s Reproductive Justice Fund at the center of Texas’ latest abortion battle

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October 19, 2023

Ban on COVID vaccine mandates by private businesses, including health care facilities, passes Texas Senate

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October 19, 2023

Health care’s challenges strengthen resolve of new Dell Children’s nurse

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October 16, 2023

For Texas adolescents, access to mental healthcare is a growing crisis

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An indoor wall with lettering that says "the National Institutes of Health" and describes the agency's purpose "dedicated to fostering discovery at the frontiers of science and medicine."
October 11, 2023

NIH to officially designate people with disabilities as a health disparity population

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October 6, 2023

Whistleblowers beg leaders to ‘stop the chaos’ as more than 900,000 Texans are kicked off Medicaid

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October 3, 2023

Former Texas Memorial Museum reopens with new name, new exhibits

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October 3, 2023

A 911 call for help doesn’t always require an ambulance. But these paramedics respond.

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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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