Texas sues Smokey’s Paradise over illegal kratom potency limits

Texas has filed a lawsuit against the retailer Smokey’s Paradise for allegedly selling kratom products with illegal, high-potency alkaloid levels that exceed state safety limits by nearly fifty times.

How AI is revolutionizing medical training at this North Texas college

Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine adopts AI chatbots to provide medical students with realistic, safe simulation training for diagnosing conditions and patient interaction.

Thousands of cholesterol drug bottles recalled nationwide over manufacturing defects

Tens of thousands of bottles of cholesterol medication have been recalled nationwide over manufacturing and quality issues that could impact the drug’s potency.

Texas sues Delaware nurse practitioner over mail-order abortion pills

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a Delaware nurse practitioner for allegedly violating state law by mailing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents.

Affordable Care Act plan enrollment rises in Texas for 2026

The number of Texans enrolled in Affordable Care Act health care plans is higher than ever before, new data shows, despite an overall decline across the nation.

Texas voters worried about health care costs as midterm primary approaches

The cost of health care is top of mind for Texas voters as they prepare to head to the polls during the consequential midterm election this year.

North Texas doctor explains effects of ACA tax credits expiring

The big benefit that made Affordable Care Act insurance premiums more affordable ended when the clock ran out on New Year's Eve.

Governor Abbott announces historic $1.4 billion investment for rural Texas hospitals

Texas is receiving a historic investment of $1.4 billion in federal funding over five years to help rural health care throughout the state, according to an announcement by Governor Greg Abbott.

Popular painkiller offers little relief, raises serious health risks, study finds

A widely prescribed opioid painkiller showed limited effectiveness and increased risk of negative effects in a new analysis published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

‘Santa Claus’ shares miraculous stroke survival story
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A North Texas man who is one of Santa’s helpers is sharing his miraculous story of recovery after surviving a stroke.

Here are the 4 Republicans that broke party lines to force health care subsidies vote

Four House Republicans crossed party lines to force a vote on extending health care tax credits that millions of Americans rely on to lower their insurance premiums.

Texas residents, hospitals prepare for insurance premiums to soar

Less than a week before Congress takes its holiday break, and lawmakers are nowhere near close to a deal on the Affordable Care Act ahead of the new year.