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HEALTH CARE


19 hours ago

Texas sues to block Bidenโ€™s abortion medication guidance

In July, the Biden administration reminded pharmacies of their obligation to not discriminate in filling prescriptions, including for abortion-inducing drugs, many of which can be used to treat other conditions as well.

1 day ago

Jill Biden invites Austin couple to State of the Union to highlight abortion access

Amanda Zurawski developed a life-threatening infection last year after her water broke when she was only 18 weeks pregnant. Citing the stateโ€™s abortion ban, her doctors refused to intervene to induce labor even though there was no way her baby would survive.

2 days ago

Texans brace for the end of nearly three years of pandemic Medicaid coverage

Millions of Texans โ€” mostly children, young adults and new moms โ€” stayed on Medicaid for the duration of the pandemic. The state will soon start reevaluating eligibility.

3 days ago

Texas veterans vow to protect the stateโ€™s hemp market as one state lawmaker hopes to crack down

The new delta-8 hemp products, which are widely available, can produce a high similar to marijuanaโ€™s. State Sen. Charles Perry said he and his peers never intended for such products to reach the market.

3 days ago

Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide sparks fear among advocates

A decision on the lawsuit could come as early as this week.

For many Central Texans, latest bout of cold weather and outages reopens old wounds

Severe weather this week is confronting Texans with old problems and stirring up memories of previous crises. Experts say this can be a detriment to mental health.

Gov. Abbott to abortion opponents: โ€œAll of you are life saversโ€

Abbott lauded the efforts of the anti-abortion movement after a landmark year for opponents of the procedure.

Gov. Greg Abbott says he wonโ€™t give up COVID-era power until Texas lawmakers ban vaccine mandates, strengthen border

Abbott doubles down on his long-standing call to lawmakers to prohibit local governments from enacting mask and vaccine mandates.

After fumbled Uvalde shooting response, Texas senator wants to make it easier to sue law enforcement officers

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat, introduced a package of legislation that includes a bill that would end qualified immunity, which shields government officials from liability for constitutional violations.

Farmers face a higher risk of suicide. The Texas Agriculture Department wants $500,000 a year to change that.

The departmentโ€™s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.

After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisis

Women in Deep East Texas drive over an hour to give birth after the last obstetrics unit in the area closed in 2019. But if closing the unit was hard, reopening it is proving nearly impossible.

For teens in Deep East Texas, accessing sex education and contraception is next to impossible

In conservative Sabine County, itโ€™s hard for teens to access contraception or sex education beyond lessons on abstinence. The Deep East Texas region has one of the highest teen birth rates in the state.

Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling

The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parentsโ€™ rights.

Jennifer Shuford named commissioner of Texas public health agency

The infectious disease doctor has been at the helm of the department in an interim capacity since the fall, replacing longtime commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt following his retirement.

UT Health San Antonio will launch new trauma research program with military

The research teams are expected to focus on traumatic brain injury, stem cell research, drug development and anti-shock therapies.

Federal court ruling may prevent Texas teens from getting birth control without parental permission

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent โ€œa fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.โ€

Texans are dying on state highways every day โ€” especially in rural โ€œdead zonesโ€

Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texasโ€™ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the stateโ€™s population lives in a rural area, according to data from the stateโ€™s department of transportation.

TribCast: Texasโ€™ persistent problem with maternal mortality

On this weekโ€™s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Eleanor about a long-awaited state report on maternal mortality in Texas and Alex about citiesโ€™ efforts to decriminalize marijuana.

New Texas maternal mortality report shows disparities persist

The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee report, delayed by more than three months, estimates that up to 90% of the deaths may have been preventable. Severe complications from pregnancy and childbirth also increased significantly.

With billions for broadband on the line, Texas asks federal government for more time to improve access maps

Local officials, echoing Glenn Hegar, say the current maps are flawed and the process to lodge complaints is cumbersome.

Why Texas is unlikely to let voters decide on abortion access

A Texas Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment stopping future abortion restrictions. Voters would have to approve it โ€” but Republican lawmakers arenโ€™t likely to put it in front of them.

Delayed Texas maternal mortality report to be released next week, state says

Due in September, the report was delayed to allow a full review of 2019 cases, the state health agency said. That review didnโ€™t change the findings.

Texas state court throws out lawsuit against doctor who violated abortion law

The courtโ€™s ruling does not overturn the 2021 law, which banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. It also does not impact the near-total bans on abortion that went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Texas hits 1,000 days under Greg Abbottโ€™s public health disaster as a new COVID-19 wave and legislative session loom

After more than 92,000 deaths and 8 million reported COVID-19 cases in Texas, the state remains one of less than a dozen still under a statewide disaster or public health emergency.

Photos: โ€œWe donโ€™t feel safe here.โ€ A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.

Texas policies targeting access to health care for transgender youth forced one family to leave the state.

To combat opioid overdoses, Gov. Greg Abbott says he supports decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips

The announcement signals a shift in Abbottโ€™s approach to fighting the opioid epidemic. He had previously pushed back against bills calling for the decriminalization of fentanyl testing strips.

Texasโ€™ rural hospitals are โ€” once again โ€” at grave risk of closing

A rural hospital hasnโ€™t closed in Texas since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. That could change as federal relief ends.

For months, almost no one knew Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner had cancer

Turner, 68, revealed earlier this month that he underwent treatment for bone cancer in June. He is โ€œcancer-freeโ€ as of last week, the mayor told The Texas Tribune during his first interview about his health.

Texasโ€™ nursing homes are missing something: nurses

A dearth of nurses is leaving Texas seniors โ€” especially in rural areas โ€” without care.

Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session

Thousands of bills are expected to be filed for the legislative session that begins in January. Lawmakers are expected to have a budget surplus when they return to Austin.

State leaders wonโ€™t commit to specifics about how much they might invest in childrenโ€™s mental health

As public debate intensifies over how the state will divvy up billions in new money, community groups that treat children for mental illness fear theyโ€™re not a priority.

Abortion helped Democrats across the U.S. hold off a โ€œred wave.โ€ Not in Texas.

In conservative Kansas and Kentucky, voters turned out in droves and crossed party lines to support abortion access. In Texas โ€” where candidates, not issues, were on the ballot โ€” there was no such surge in support.

Texas votes: Abortion, border security and marijuana energize voters on Election Day

Texas voters cast their ballots Tuesday with a wide variety of issues on their minds, including the stateโ€™s grid and the Uvalde shooting.

Why Texas Republicans still oppose Medicaid expansion

More than two-thirds of Texans support Medicaid expansion. But on the eve of the midterm elections, the subject is still taboo for the state GOP. Why?

Rural Texas is the stateโ€™s foundation. And itโ€™s in jeopardy.

Downtowns are deserted, hospitals are closing, teachers are leaving. Every part of life in rural Texas is harder โ€” but itโ€™s worth saving.

National political leaders stump through Texas ahead of midterm elections

First lady Jill Biden and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy were in Texas Sunday to help members of their respective parties energize voters before Election Day.

Rio Grande Valley abortion clinic bought by anti-abortion pregnancy center

Whole Womanโ€™s Health, which owned the building for nearly two decades, said they were โ€œdupedโ€ after the doctors who bought the building sold it to the McAllen Pregnancy Center.

LGBTQ Texans voting with marriage, worker protections and trans rights in mind

The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about whatโ€™s at stake for them this November.

As abortion access evaporates, many Texans arenโ€™t able to find care, new studies show

Several new studies show that not everyone denied access to abortions in Texas can travel out of state, but more people than ever before are seeking ways to self-manage abortions with medication at home.

Pediatric hospitals short on beds as respiratory illnesses surge among children

After two years of mild flu seasons, Texas hospitals are seeing high rates of respiratory illnesses among children. A shortage of pediatric beds has forced some families to seek treatment out of state.

Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbottโ€™s border mission operating

The latest infusion was among $874.6 million in โ€œemergencyโ€ budget transfers requested by the Texas Legislative Budget Board, which is composed of GOP state leaders and budget writers.

Watch: Abortion isnโ€™t on the ballot, but hereโ€™s how your vote could impact access in Texas

Texans are headed to the polls for the first time since the procedure was essentially banned across the state. Texas Tribune womenโ€™s health reporter Eleanor Klibanoff explains how each ballot cast influences the future of abortion policy.

Inside a bus, East Texans get the health care they canโ€™t afford or find anywhere else

Access to health care is limited in rural Texas. The mobile clinic operated by Beaumont-based TAN Healthcare aims to close that gap.

Abortion rights supporters struggle to keep issue top of mind for Texas voters

Polling shows that a majority of voters in Texas oppose the stateโ€™s near-total ban on abortion, but they ranked the topic ninth on a list of most important issues facing the country.

Gov. Greg Abbott says state should fund distribution of medication that can reverse opioid overdose

While not detailing how the distribution might be funded, Abbott said the medication, Narcan, should be distributed to law enforcement agencies as well as some hospitals and schools.

Dallas, El Paso veteransโ€™ facilities will get $442 million in upgrades

The funds will help expand the Dallas facility into a long-term spinal cord injury treatment center and pay for a new health care facility in El Paso.

Texas bans many proven tools for helping drug users. Advocates are handing them out anyway.

As overdoses skyrocketed amid the pandemic and the fentanyl crisis, advocates across the state are working discreetly to distribute these supplies as part of a practice to combat substance use disorder known as harm reduction.

Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered to testify in abortion lawsuit after evading subpoena

A federal judge who previously quashed the subpoena ruled that the attorney general must take the witness stand in a lawsuit from abortion funds.

Immigration, abortion and economy expected to take center stage when Abbott, Oโ€™Rourke debate Friday

The debate, the candidatesโ€™ first and likely only one before the November election, begins at 7 p.m. Central time in Edinburg.

State agencies push for better worker pay as critical staffing crunch hits Texas government

Texas agencies say they are being hammered by a historic staffing crisis, particularly when it comes to those in the trenches serving the stateโ€™s most vulnerable populations.

Dozens gather downtown Friday to protest new Texas abortion law as Illinoisโ€™ Planned Parenthood clinics see Texas patients

An anti-abortion protest of about 20 stood right next to the larger group in support of pro-abortion rights. Both crowds had a mix of younger and older participants taking part in eachโ€™s version of popular protest chants.

chicagotribune.com

Afghanistan's Health Care Is In 'Limbo' Following Taliban Takeover, Says MSF Rep

Filipe Ribeiro of Doctors Without Borders Afghanistan talks to NPR about the future of the country's health care system under Taliban rule.

npr.org

Rush mandating COVID-19 vaccines for workers, amid growing calls for hospitals to require shots

Rush University Medical Center is mandating COVID-19 vaccines for its workers, joining at least a handful of other Chicago area hospitals that are also requiring the shots.

chicagotribune.com

Stocks have less upside this year, according to the analysts who know them best

The average stock in the index entered 2019 with a projected 24% gain, according to Bespoke. Company analysts see only modest upside for stocks overall this year, a rare view for the normally bullish crowd. For the 10 largest stocks, two Apple and JP Morgan Chase are already trading above their average price target. Consumer staples, financials and utilities are the three sectors with the lowest average upside, all below 3%. Energy is the only sector that cracks double digits, with the average price target 15.2% above the stock price.

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