Federal appeals court blocks undocumented teen's request for immediate abortion
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Friday that an undocumented teenager in Texas is not allowed to immediately have the abortion she has requested. Full Story
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Federal appeals court to consider blocking undocumented teen's scheduled abortion
Whether an undocumented Texas teen can get a scheduled abortion Friday remains up in the air ahead of a court hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals. Full Story
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![A small opening at the base of the border fence in Brownsville is meant to let small, endangered wild cats like the ocelot through. The “cat holes,” which are the size of a piece of printer paper, appear every 500 feet or so.]()
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Parents push for Texas to screen all newborns for spinal muscular atrophy
A group of parents is asking the state to test all babies for spinal muscular atrophy, the most common genetic cause of infant death. They hope that a treatment newly approved by the FDA will bolster their cause. Full Story
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![Beth Moore plays with two of her children, William, 6, and Mary, 2, who both have spinal muscular atrophy. Moore asked the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee in August to add the disease to a list of diseases for which newborns are automatically screened in Texas.]()
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State says Harvey's death toll has reached 88
Hurricane Harvey took the lives of at least 88 Texans, according to preliminary numbers released Friday morning by the Department of State Health Services. Full Story
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Court won't hear case of undocumented teenager seeking abortion access
A federal court has refused to hear the case of a pregnant 17-year-old undocumented immigrant at the center of a legal dispute over whether unaccompanied immigrant minors have the right to an abortion in the United States. Full Story
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East Texas county sues drug companies, alleges role in opioid crisis
Upshur County is suing a slew of prescription painkiller manufacturers and distributers in federal court, accusing them of fueling a nationwide opioid addiction epidemic. Other Texas governments may follow suit. Full Story
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Flat-fee primary care helps fill niche for Texas’ uninsured
Doctors offering direct primary care charge a monthly fee for services that can be handled in the office. But patient advocates warn it is not insurance and offers no coverage for hospital or specialist care. Full Story
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![Darrell Kenyon (right), an uninsured carpenter, pays a monthly fee to receive basic office-based medical care from Dr. Loy Graham under a practice model called direct primary care.]()
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Low-income Texans' insurance at risk after failure to renew CHIP
Insurance coverage for more than 400,000 Texas children and pregnant women is in jeopardy after Congress failed to renew authorization for the Children's Health Insurance Program. Full Story
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Texans to get help reaping mental health insurance benefits
Under a new law that took effect Sept. 1, insurance companies may not cover mental health and substance abuse care differently than they cover medical care. Full Story
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Can a web tool help Texans assess flood risk? A professor thinks so.
A university professor who studies natural hazards launched a flooding risk assessment tool for homes in Harris and Galveston counties. But after Hurricane Harvey, flooding risks are even harder to determine. Full Story
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GOP health overhaul in jeopardy, but Al Franken not assuming anything
During the opening keynote session of the Texas Tribune Festival, U.S. Sen. Al Franken talked about the latest GOP proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act and whether there's room for bipartisanship in Washington. Full Story
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Recap: Trump, Hurricane Harvey and other key topics of #TribFest17
Highlights from more than 60 panel discussions on education, climate change, President Donald Trump, the role of media in 2017 and much more. Full Story
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![Tribune CEO Evan Smith leads a political roundtable for the closing session of The Texas Tribune Festival on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. From left: Smith; Chris Cillizza of CNN; Ben Domenech of The Federalist; Virginia Heffernan of Slate's Trumpcast; Indira Lakshmanan of The Boston Globe and the Poynter Institute; and Charles P. Pierce of Esquire Magazine.]()
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New law seeks to prevent surprise medical bills from freestanding ERs
A new law requires Texas' freestanding emergency rooms to more clearly communicate what health insurance networks they're in, if any. Full Story
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![A freestanding emergency room provides 24-hour acute care in the Mueller neighborhood of Austin on July 10, 2017. As of Sept. 1, 2017, facilities like this one are required to post a notice of which health insurance networks they participate in, if any.]()
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Amid opioid investigation, Texas and other states demand drug company documents
Texas and a coalition of 40 other states have served subpoenas or other requests to eight companies that manufacture or distribute prescription painkillers, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday. Full Story
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Within days, this Austin company hopes to start legally growing marijuana
If everything goes according to plan, scientists and manufacturers working out of Compassionate Cultivation will soon begin selling cannabis oil to patients with intractable epilepsy. Full Story
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![If everything goes according to plan, Compassionate Cultivation will be an operating medical marijuana dispensary in Austin before too long. CEO Morris Denton, left, and Director of Processing Chris Woods step into a small room where the extraction of cannabidiol will take place.]()
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Fewer Texans were uninsured in 2016, but state still has largest health coverage gap
More Texans are insured now than four years ago — but the state is still home to 4.5 million people without health coverage, the largest share in the country. Full Story
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Fifteen no-cost abortions scheduled through Harvey relief effort
Whole Woman's Health Clinic has already put more than $8,000 toward providing abortions for women affected by the hurricane. Full Story
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Harvey's aftermath raises health risks for the region. Here's how to avoid them.
Even as floodwaters have started receding in some places, experts warn that residents in Harvey-affected areas could still be exposed to numerous health threats, ranging from water contamination to mold to psychological distress. Full Story
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Child therapists fear new Texas policy will deepen funding cuts
Therapists who work with disabled children in their homes saw a glimmer of hope this year, when Texas lawmakers decided to restore some of the funds they cut for such services in 2015. It was short-lived. Full Story
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![Lauretta Jackson, a physical therapist from Any Baby Can, works with Sara weekly to improve her body strength. Nonprofit therapy providers are worried budget cuts made by lawmakers will put them out of business.]()
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Judge temporarily halts Texas ban on common second-trimester abortion procedure
A federal judge on Thursday delayed for two weeks enforcement of part of a state law that bans the most common second-trimester abortion method. Full Story
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