The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune.
Texas Tribune journalist Jayme Lozano Carver has written about health care for years. Most recently, she reported on how little access there is for women and new moms in the Texas Panhandle. Full Story
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Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling. Full Story
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Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas. Full Story
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So far, 23 people have died after Beryl made landfall on July 8. Full Story
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Under a Harvard Medical School pilot program, church members and leaders will work as interns before counseling on their own, referring more serious cases to medical providers. Full Story
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A guide to some of the professions that make up the mental health workforce. Full Story
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There’s no Texas requirement that nursing homes and assisted living facilities keep generators on hand to power air conditioning after storms. Full Story
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Advocates say public pools are necessary community infrastructure and save lives. Splash pads have become a more affordable option. Full Story
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In Houston, discharged patients remain in an arena to avoid powerless homes. Some 70 miles north, Livingston’s hospital is one of 17 in the state relying on a generator because of Hurricane Beryl power outages. Full Story
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Texas leads the nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers. But they’re riddled with waste, a ProPublica and CBS News investigation found. Full Story
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A federal judge has taken the Texas’ foster care system to task for 13 years. Reforms have been made. Now armed with private legal fire power, the state wants the judge off the case. Full Story
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A doctor says the government wants to punish him for calling attention to wrongdoing. Advocates say the families of trans kids are the ones at risk. Full Story
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After the Amarillo City Council balked at such an ordinance last year, residents collected signatures for a ballot measure. Full Story
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The New Orleans-based court, which hears Texas cases, is pushing the federal judiciary to the right, even when it gets overturned by a higher court. Full Story
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For years, Cook’s Children, two other children’s hospitals have administered Medicaid health coverage plans. Canceling their contracts would put jobs and coverage at risk, they say. Full Story
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Deloitte-run systems have generated incorrect notices to Medicaid beneficiaries, sent paperwork to the wrong addresses, and been frozen for hours at a time, a KFF Health News investigation has found. Full Story
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Terri, a deeply experienced Texas journalist, has covered criminal justice and overseen health coverage for the Tribune. Full Story
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Texas’ ban on transition-related care for minors is currently before the Supreme Court of Texas. Full Story
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Before Roe v. Wade was overturned two years ago, the monthly average was around 4,400. Full Story
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The guidance lays out what the Texas Medical Board will consider when investigating allegations of illegal abortions. Full Story
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