Health
July 1, 2020
What Pandemic? Houstonians Party, Shop, and Ice-skate as COVID-19 Surges.
As public health experts warn that ICUs in the city might soon be overwhelmed with coronavirus patients, shops and restaurants remain packed.
Hospitals
Health
April 22, 2020
For Those Who Have Recovered From COVID-19, Immunity Is Not Guaranteed
Reintegration into day-to-day life has proved tougher than expected for the 7,000-plus Texans who have beaten the coronavirus.
Politics & Policy
April 3, 2020
Greg Abbott Promised to Get Masks for Texas. Many Doctors Say They Are Still Facing Shortages.
Family care physicians say they still don’t have enough personal protective equipment. So they’re seeking other solutions.
Health
March 30, 2020
U.S. Hospitals Have a Ventilator Shortage. A Team of Rice Engineers Say They Have a Solution.
The device they've designed has piqued the interest of government officials and large manufacturers hoping to address the coronavirus crisis.
Health
March 30, 2020
“We Can’t Stop the Birth”: Texas Doctors and Pregnant Women Prepare for Delivery During COVID-19
Texas hospitals are limiting the number of people in maternity wards, while some women are exploring home birth amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Business
January 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: Medicare Fraud Arrests at Riverside General Hospital
The feds arrested the CEO of Houston’s Riverside General Hospital and six other hospital employees Thursday, accusing them of bilking $158 million from the Medicare program over the past seven years.
Health
January 21, 2013
ABC News Runs McAllen Medicare Fraud Sting
The healthy 82-year-old grandmother of an ABC News producer goes undercover and reveals Medicare fraud in McAllen, "the town Medicare dollars built."
Health
January 20, 2013
The Long, Lonesome Road
Fred Thomas was young, poor, and black. Not only was he afflicted with the terror of schizophrenia, he was also faced with the chaos of the Texas mental health system.
Health
January 20, 2013
State of the Heart
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.
Politics & Policy
December 1, 1995
The Fund’s Over
Budget cuts are coming. Are teaching hositals DOA? Plus: Are white Democrats MIA?
Health
March 1, 1992
Flight for Your Life
When a few minutes matter, an EMS helicopter can make the difference between life and death.
Health
July 31, 1983
The Death Shift
The three-to-eleven evening shift, Bexar County Hospital, San Antonio: nurse Genene Jones was on duty in the pediatric intensive care unit, and for months babies kept having mysterious—sometimes fatal—emergencies. Why?
Health
January 1, 1980
The Baby Factory
At Houston’s Jefferson Davis Hospital, the wonders of modern medicine collide with the raw realities of birth, poverty, neglect and hope.
News & Politics
October 1, 1978
A Season in Hell
A few years ago guards ran the Rusk State Hospital for the criminally insane. Now sociopathic criminals rule the wards.
Health
April 1, 1977
The Lifesavers
Every night at Ben Taub Hospital’s emergency room is a night of the living dead.
Health
February 1, 1975
A Matter of Life and Death
If you have to be critically injured in Texas, be sure to pick the right place.