Vol 3, Issue 12

This issue marks the last one for Trib+Health. Thanks for reading, and be sure to check out the Facebook page of our publishing partner UT Southwestern to keep up on the latest in health research and news.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday joined his fellow Texan in the chamber, John Cornyn, in supporting the latest attempt by Senate Republicans to rewrite the Affordable Care Act. 

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is crisscrossing Texas at a critical time for both him and his party, with the GOP’s year-long push to scrap the health care law hanging in the balance.

In September, a new state law takes effect that will make it more difficult for nursing homes cited for serious repeat violations to avoid hefty fines from regulators.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Joy Schmitz, director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addiction and the Louis A. Faillace Professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Rehab Your Own Spinal Stenosis.

The Tribune hosts a conversation July 24 in Austin on Medicaid and Texas with Mark McClellan, former head of Medicaid and Medicare under President George W. Bush. For more information on the event, click here.

Zika virus numbers are way down, officials say, because the disease isn’t as rampant in global hotspots this year, so fewer infected American travelers are returning home to spread it.

A recent study found that the average medical student may have more than $164,000 in debt, but Texas is home to five of the 10 most affordable medical schools.

Seven Dallas-Fort Worth health systems were named among the "most wired" in the country, according to a rating by the American Hospital Association.

Citing the opioid abuse crisis and ongoing health care fraud, the U.S. Justice Department announced 412 arrests, and called the move the biggest crackdown in U.S. history.

The drug ketamine is sometimes used off-label to ease depression symptoms, although little is known about how it works.

A woman who tweeted her boss’ supportive response when she said she was taking a couple of mental health days unleashed an online groundswell from advocates.