The latest health care news from The Texas Tribune.
The March festival and other upcoming Texas events draw crowds from around the country and the world. But mounting fears around COVID-19 have some organizers canceling and attendees considering staying home. Full Story
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How many cases? Where are they? Who is most at risk? Here are the answers to questions about how the new strain of coronavirus is playing out in Texas. Full Story
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Those moves — and an unsuccessful attempt to get an injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — came after a person who tested "weakly positive" for the new coronavirus was released over the weekend. Full Story
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The high court is likely to take up the landmark health law for the third time this fall and issue a decision in 2021. Full Story
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The person is back in quarantine, and health officials are tracking where they went. Full Story
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The Houston university said it's making the move out of an abundance of caution. Full Story
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The lawmakers concede there is no major present-day outbreak of the deadly strain in Mexico, South America or Central America but note that “it can be presumed that we will see the virus spread further.” Full Story
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Abbott has long opposed extending state-funded health coverage to 1.5 million Texans under the Affordable Care Act. But a spokesman for the governor did not rule out a possible coverage expansion under a new Trump administration block grant policy. Full Story
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The lawsuit takes aim at towns that have declared themselves "sanctuary cities for the unborn." Full Story
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Texas Democrats, like Democrats elsewhere, put health care at or near the top of their lists of most important problems. But they have significant disagreements among themselves over what to do about it. Full Story
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More than 300 Americans on the cruise ship were repatriated Monday. Of those, 18 have been confirmed to have coronavirus, including two being held at a San Antonio military base, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention said. Full Story
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Those being released from quarantine "pose no health risk to the surrounding community, or to the communities they will be returning to," according to the Centers for Disease Control. Full Story
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An anti-abortion group and conservative elected officials have framed Tinslee Lewis' case as a "right to life" issue. But medical experts say continuing care is hurting the baby and doctors need protections to make these kinds of decisions. Full Story
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Texans are divided about whether more people carrying guns would make the U.S. safer, but a large majority favors expanding mental health and criminal background checks on gun sales, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Border security and immigration continue to dominate Texas voters' thoughts about the most important problems facing the state, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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More than a dozen Americans who tested positive for coronavirus have been quarantined at military bases in the two states, federal officials said Monday. Full Story
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The patient is among a group of people who returned from Hubei Province, China, and are under federal quarantine at a military base in San Antonio. Full Story
More than half a dozen health plans are appealing the contract decisions for STAR+PLUS, the state's privatized insurance program for elderly, blind and disabled Texans. Full Story
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On Thursday, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a public health emergency. But officials say the flu is still a bigger threat in Texas. Full Story
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