Health

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.

According to some legal experts, the newly proposed guidelines for doctors to provide medically necessary abortions in Texas fail to clarify much at all.

An advocacy group says that almost two-thirds of Texas hospitals are not complying with federal price transparency regulations, but some local hospitals disagree.

Now, Dallas child care and adult care facilities can open up in more areas of the city than before.

“Think about a person that’s forced to have a baby from being raped, and what life could be for her,” said D’Andra Willis, birth justice coordinator at The Afiya Center in Dallas.

The attorney general had demanded records of transgender Texas patients receiving gender-affirming care in Washington, according to court documents.

“MAGA Republicans … want to reduce the deficit on the backs of women, infants, and children just trying to make ends meet,” U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett said.

If Texas doctors can’t avoid lawsuits and felony prosecution, how safe are they in determining whether their patients can obtain a medically necessary abortion?

The Dallas mother will have her abortion elsewhere after a Texas Supreme Court ruling.

The Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund is giving away free baby supplies in Dallas on Saturday, Dec. 16 – “no strings attached.”

There’s a direct link between mental health and school absenteeism, and it’s having a snowball effect, says one expert.

“I know folks want to leave COVID in the rear-view mirror, but unfortunately it is still here,” one prominent public health expert told CBS News.

Municipalities across the Lone Star State are looking to prevent pregnant Texans from seeking abortions out of state. Now critics are wondering whether police will be carrying out “bump checks.”

Texas Original, one of three medical marijuana businesses licensed in the state, has a new location in Hurst where patients can pick up their prescriptions.

The national COVID-19 emergency may have already ended, but Dallas County recently saw a rise in cases. Experts warn that other virus outbreaks are likely.

The Dallas Police Department is seeing success with its Wellness Unit, but getting officers to seek help with mental health remains an uphill battle.