Health

The DHHS head visited Texas this week and downplayed the measles outbreak, encouraging attention for autism research instead.

The most recent data shows that Black families have a harder time finding and affording quality food.

Now is not a good time to be a sick child in the Lone Star State.

A new report notes that distrust in vaccines, medical guidance could mean “the worst is yet to come.”

The measles case count has doubled in the last month. Now, North Texas is upping vaccine access.

The rise in HIV could be explained by post-pandemic behaviors, or by a large LGBTQ+ population, or poor education or all three.

In Dallas County alone, more than 185 million meals were purchased using food stamps in 2024.

A measles outbreak stemming from a traditionalist community with a low vaccination rate could sweep through the state.

Nearly 22% of the millions of grant dollars given to UT Southwestern Medical Center by the National Institute of Health could be threatened.

Organizations aimed at preventing sexual violence have reported delays in funding from the CDC’s Rape Prevention and Education Program.

Information on HIV, STIs and gender-affirming care was removed from federal health agency websites after a Trump executive order.

Almost 25% of people under 65 in Dallas County don’t have health insurance, and the number is growing.

Texas allows mothers to anonymously relinquish parental rights, but babies are still illegally abandoned.

The federal designation will allow some clinics to bridge service gaps in Dallas’ underserved communities.

It’s cheaper to house and help the homeless than to keep them on the streets, Dallas County report finds.

The Texas AG has now accused two Dallas doctors of “falsifying medical records, prescriptions, and billing records to intentionally conceal the unlawful conduct.”

North Texas counties are recording rising numbers of drug-related overdose deaths, despite statewide data leveling off

Dallas County will make moves to tackle vaccine hesitancy.

A Dallas resident’s mother had to be hospitalized after seeing a message about her son’s “deadly disease.”

The patient was a female and had underlying symptoms.

Dallas health professionals say the number of people testing positive for the virus is “definitely going up.”

OSHA’s recommendations would require employers to provide outdoor workers with shade, adequate breaks and water.