Hospitals

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.

By Brittney Martin

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.

By R.G. Ratcliffe

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.

By Peter Holley

“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.

By Brittney Martin

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.

By Rob Heidrick

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." …

By Jason Cohen

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.

By Jim Atkinson

The Fund’s Over

Budget cuts are coming. Are teaching hositals DOA? Plus: Are white Democrats MIA?…

By Paul Burka

Playing Doctor

By Gregory Curtis

The Lifesavers

Every night at Ben Taub Hospital’­s emergency room is a night of the living dead.

By John Davidson