The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune.
In the Roundup: Texas agrees to soften its voter ID law for the November elections, the state’s new campus carry gun law quietly takes effect and state officials give the O.K. for Medicaid to pay for mosquito repellant to help combat the spread of Zika. Full Story
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Harris County, which includes Houston, has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act because many of its polling places are inaccessible to voters with disabilities, a new lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice alleges. Full Story
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Dozens of health care providers, funeral directors and reproductive rights activists packed a hearing before state health officials Thursday to criticize a proposed new rule that would require that all fetal remains be cremated or buried. Full Story
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Health care providers, funeral operators and women's rights activists on Thursday are expected to tell Texas health officials that a rule requiring the cremation or burial of fetal remains will do little to improve public health and could be burdensome to women. Full Story
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Texas officials announced on Wednesday they would allow Medicaid to pay for mosquito repellent for women in the hopes of preventing the Zika virus. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: First reported domestic case of Zika infection appears in Florida, the quest to find a malaria cure and an interview with Margaret Phillips of UT Southwestern. Full Story
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When he began exhibiting signs of schizophrenia, Keith Clayton's family agonized over sending him to a state-run psychiatric hospital. Days after his arrival, the 55-year-old was dead — the victim of a restraint gone wrong. Full Story
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In a new letter to the state, reproductive rights lawyers argue Texas' proposed rules requiring the cremation or burial of fetal remains "will almost certainly trigger costly litigation." Full Story
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News that four people in South Florida likely caught the Zika virus from mosquito bites presented a new milestone but in Texas, health officials aren't sounding new alarms. Full Story
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After shootings like the one in Dallas this month, or the sniper attack 50 years ago at the University of Texas at Austin, people often wonder if there’s a link between gun violence and mental illness. The link might not be what you thought. Full Story
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Texas health officials are revising a controversial booklet that doctors are required to give to women seeking abortions. Some experts say the new version contains even more misinformation. Full Story
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The state of Texas has agreed to settle a lawsuit over its denial to issue birth certificates to children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants. Full Story
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On Friday, the president signed an ambitious plan to address the nation's opioid abuse epidemic. If fully funded, addiction treatment programs in Texas could see a surge of money. Full Story
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Weeks after Texas health officials quietly proposed rules that would require the cremation or burial of fetal remains, Gov. Greg Abbott is raising political funds off his administration's new effort to regulate abortion providers. Full Story
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The Fort Worth Independent School District issued new guidelines on Wednesday for accommodating transgender students, pleasing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Congress goes on summer break without action on Zika funding, a Dallas surgeon speaks candidly about police and an interview with Maria Cooper of the Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science on Youth and Young Adults. Full Story
A new law enforcement training course offered across the state helps officers spot the signs of a person dealing with a head injury. And in the wake of recent police shootings, officers in the course say they see it as one more tool to help them de-escalate situations. Full Story
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The number of students seeking mental health counseling, usually for depression and anxiety, is surging at Texas universities. Three are trying a new online program designed to reach more students. Full Story
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The number of Texas students with non-medical exemptions to school immunization laws has soared statewide in the last decade. How does your school district fare? Check out our handy search tool to find out. Full Story
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A baby born with microcephaly in Harris County is the first Zika-affected infant in Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday. Full Story