Sports
July 15, 2022
The State’s Winningest HS Football Coach Might Forget All His Victories
Dementia forced Phil Danaher off the sidelines. Now the legendary coach at Corpus Christi’s Calallen High School faces life after football.
Health
Business
July 8, 2022
How Houston Went From Oil Boomtown to “BoobTown”
Mimi Swartz reflects on her deep dive into Houston’s breast-implant boom and its larger-than-life profiteers.
Style & Design
April 14, 2022
New High-end Spas Give Dallas the Ultimate Glow-Up
Welcome to the Big D-Tox.
Sponsored
April 1, 2022
Where You Go for Fertility Treatment Matters
There’s a lot to consider when you’re seeking fertility treatment, but it all starts with finding the right doctor. Follow this advice from CCRM Fertility, a global pioneer in fertility treatment, research and science, to make sure you receive the best treatment possible. Start
Libations
October 27, 2021
Free-spirited: Why More Bartenders Are Mixing Cocktails Minus the Booze
Tucked somewhere between the wine list and the dessert menu, Texans are more likely than ever to find—and order—no-gronis, no-jitos, and other alcohol-free drinks.
Food & Drink
October 7, 2021
A Dining Destination Hidden in a North Texas Gas Station
The neighborly Green Spot serves double shots of espresso, steak and eggs, and bison jerky—and legend has it that Erykah Badu is a fan of its vegetarian offerings.
Sponsored
July 12, 2021
Healing with a Clear Target
When she was in college, Tania Betancourt’s grandfather was admitted to the hospital for brain cancer treatment. Seeing him lose control of his body and himself—because “your brain is you”—was awful, she says. She wanted to see cancer treatment that could target his illness more directly.“Our current options to treat
Health
September 2, 2020
In Port Arthur, Creating COVID-19 Medical Equipment Puts Residents’ Health at Risk
Local petrochemical facilities pump out essential plastic goods—for gloves, masks, gowns, and more—as well as harmful pollutants.
Health
June 18, 2020
How the Pandemic Revealed an Unexpected Benefit of Telehealth
Heart failure nurse Suzanne Ohlmann finds intimacy in challenging circumstances.
News & Politics
November 6, 2019
How Unproven Stem Cell Therapies Are Costing Desperate Patients
Many researchers believe in the potential of stem cells to treat a host of diseases. But for some patients, lack of oversight of the multibillion-dollar industry has had disastrous consequences.
Books
November 5, 2019
Houston Expert Explores How to Feed Kids in a Highly Processed World
In ‘Kid Food,’ writer Bettina Elias Siegel discusses the challenges of ensuring that today’s children are eating nutritious diets.
Health
December 21, 2017
Central Texans, Beware of Cedar Fever This Year
This cedar season looks brutal. Prepare to sniffle.
Health
August 9, 2016
A Baby In Harris County Died From Zika-Related Symptoms
It’s the second such death in the United States.
Health
April 7, 2016
Couple Says Texas’s Laws Forced A Woman To Deliver A Stillborn Baby
A Reddit post turned viral news story reminds Texans of the consequences to the state’s abortion laws.
Health
February 26, 2016
Texas A&M And The Gates Foundation May Have Created A Supercondom
It fights AIDS even when it breaks, helps a fella out, and claims to feel better than not using a condom at all.
Health
February 2, 2016
What You Should Know About Zika In Texas
With confirmed cases of Zika throughout the state, here’s what you need to be aware of.
The Daily Post
December 22, 2015
What You Should Know About H3N2, The Dog Flu Strain That Hit Texas
H3N2 is ”highly contagious,” according to veterinarians, but with a low mortality rate—so be aware, but don’t panic.
Health
March 3, 2015
Saginaw ISD Placed an Assistant Principal on Leave for Experiencing Uterine Bleeding
The school district claimed in a letter that they believed that the bleeding incidents were caused by “severe anxiety;” the woman and her doctor have documentation showing that it was an emergency stemming from a problem with her IUD. But should it even matter what exactly caused her medical emergency?
Health
October 7, 2014
Dallas Is Considering Prosecuting the Ebola Patient Who Came into the Country from Liberia
The law of the land meets the law of unintended consequences.
The Culture
January 27, 2014
How Marshall’s Mayor Turned the Town Vegan
Ed Smith, the five-term mayor of a small city in east Texas, successfully treated his prostate cancer with an aggressive diet of plant-based, whole foods. Then he and his wife spread the word to the rest of town.
Politics & Policy
August 27, 2013
In Defense of Ted Cruz
The senator's campaign to defund Obamacare is frustrating people on both sides of the aisle. That doesn't mean it's wrong.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
America’s Flamin’ Cheetos Crisis: Five Things You Need to Know
The Frito-Lay snack has been targeted for banning by some school districts, even in home-packed lunches. Also, it's not just your fingers that the stuff turns red.
Critters
January 21, 2013
Nearly A Quarter of Texas Dogs Are Obese
Does this collar make me look fat? A new study suggests that one in four dogs in Texas is obese.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Cecile Richards on the ‘Daily Show’
The Planned Parenthood president (and daughter of former Governor Ann Richards) talks contraception, sonograms, preventive health care, and sex education with Jon Stewart.
January 21, 2013
Houston Hospital Tweets an Open-heart Surgery
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital tweeted videos and photos as medical director of cardiovascular surgery, Dr. Michael Macris, performed a double coronary artery bypass.
Business
December 12, 2012
The Widening Scandal Surrounding Texas’s Cancer-Fighting Agency
Five things to know.
August 20, 2012
Getting Closer to Developing a Birth Control Pill For Men
Baylor College of Medicine's Martin M. Matzuk and his collaborators may have discovered the key to a male birth control pill: cripple the sperm's capacity to swim.
March 21, 2012
Achoo! Two of the Nation’s Top Ten Spring Allergy Capitals are in Texas
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation just released its "Spring Allergy Capitals" survey, which put McAllen at number two and San Antonio at number nine.
February 28, 2012
How Many Medical Schools Should the Valley Get?
Senator Eddie Lucio Jr., said that building two medical schools in the Valley is "totally unrealistic" and the focus should be kept on the plan to build a University of Texas system medical school in Harlingen.
Food & Drink
February 24, 2012
Win the Weekend: Cars Will Soon Be Driving Us and Other News to Know
A UT study on the traffic intersections of the future, the Perry gravy train is back on the track, and the Spurs lose a game on purpose.
Food & Drink
February 21, 2012
Middle Schoolers Protest Unhealthy School Lunches
More than thirty Tivoli students brought their own lunches to school last week as part of a grassroots protest for healthier meal options.
Web Exclusive
August 31, 2010
Menopause, Moms, and Medical Marijuana
A roundup of the latest and greatest scientific research from Texas universities.
Film & TV
August 31, 2003
Love Thy Self-Help
America's notoriously needy readers certainly doand for the robust health of this publishing genre, they have Dallas in general and Phil McGraw's agent in particular to thank.
Health
August 31, 1997
Health • Eric Moon-shong Tang
Smoking out the truth.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 1996
The Big Chill-Out
Feeling stressed? Soothe the strain of the daily grind at these terrific Texas retreats.
Health
August 1, 1987
The Booming Business of AIDS
For some entrepreneurs, the dark cloud of AIDS has proved to have a silver lining
Health
May 1, 1984
Why I Hate Lamaze
New parents, beware! The only thing I got out of my six Lamaze classes was permission to enter the delivery room with my wife.
Being Texan
January 1, 1982
The Saint of Falfurrias
Supplicants in the Valley worship at the shrine of faith healer Don Pedrito Jaramillo, more powerful in death than he was in life.
News & Politics
March 31, 1974
And Father Makes Three
Daddies can’t have babies, but they can sure help their wives. This is a guide to where and how.