A New York financier’s scheme “rolled up” anesthesiology practices across the state, according to a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission.
Karen Ramirez traverses vast Brewster County—a territory bigger than Connecticut—so her patients can finish their days at home.
At UTHealth’s McGovern Center, Keisha Ray works to combat the biases that lead to worse outcomes for Black patients.
Hip pain becomes more common as we age, but it can also sideline young athletes. Luckily, Touchstone Medical Imaging and our subspecialized radiologists can help quickly diagnose injuries so you can get back to living pain-free.
Austin nurses walked out of Ascension Seton Medical Center to protest staffing and retention issues, saying their patients are not safe.
These benefits could be ours, if the Lege would just help insure a million more Texans.
Research shows having doulas involved in childbirth could improve health outcomes—and serve to close the racial gaps in care.
By not doing so, the state is jeopardizing the health of its most vulnerable populations and leaving billions of savings on the table a year.
Texas leads the U.S. in maternity ward closures, and nowhere is this more of an issue than in the western part of the state.
When a family doctor spoke out about insurance companies ruining his practice, few expected his appeal would still resonate 27 years later.
Before the shooting at Robb Elementary, Texans had poor access to psychiatric care—and the problem has only gotten worse.
Mounjaro is a potential lifesaver in a region with a high rate of obesity. Its price tag may prevent many from accessing it.
After the state’s abortion ban went into effect last year, the president promised a response that experts say has not materialized.
The rural area lost both its hospitals. Can a telehealth station in Cameron fill the urgent-care gap?
Before the pandemic, trans Texans experienced higher rates of poverty and uninsurance than others in the state. The coronavirus crisis is exacerbating inequalities.
An interview with Robert Bullard on how the novel coronavirus exacerbates existing environmental health issues.
The city, which trained for a flu pandemic as recently as November, is ground zero for military medicine.
In his first interview since taking the reins, MD Anderson’s former chief medical executive discusses the need to modernize.
For many Americans, the controversial health law is government run amok. But for these people in San Antonio, it’s been a lifesaver.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has declared that it’ll no longer process reimbursements to the non-profit.
He is on the verge of becoming a complete failure as president.
What the politics of Medicaid expansion says about the future of Texas.
A Senate finance committee work group has proposed directing an additional $100 million towards preventative care and family planning.
Rick Perry announced Monday in a letter to the federal government that the state will not expand its Medicaid program nor create a health insurance exchange.
The healthy 82-year-old grandmother of an ABC News producer goes undercover and reveals Medicare fraud in McAllen, "the town Medicare dollars built."
Sure, Rick Perry doesn't want to expand Medicaid. But can he afford not to?
Why Medicaid expansion is a bad idea.
Bypass surgery with almost no pain, and you get to go home three days later? Don’t have a coronary: It’s happening right now, in Texas.
The state attorney general on Obamacare, secession, and challenges to Texas sovereignty.
Texas came in last place for health care delivery in a new federal study.
We spoke with Conroe Representative Brandon Creighton, the chair of the Select Committee of State Sovereignty, about the committee’s mission, its relationship with the federal government, and its response to federal health care mandates.
And the campaign goes on—into the legislative session.
The poor quality of health care in the state’s penal system is enough to make you sick. Plus: Inside Tex Moncrief’s IRS mess; a River Oaks bookie is tried for murder; UT’s writing program achieves Texas-size success; and things get woolly for thestate’s mohair producers.
Budget cuts are coming. Are teaching hositals DOA? Plus: Are white Democrats MIA?
For reformers of the nations health-care system, ground zero may be Dallas’ Parkland Memorial Hospital, where the crush of uninsured patients with non-urgent complaints is affecting everyone’s care.
By vetoing the Patient Protection Act, Gearge W. Bush put cost before care.
Everybody makes mistakes, but mistakes in the medical profession leave scars on everybody.
If you have to be critically injured in Texas, be sure to pick the right place.
