Health Care

One year ago, the family of a DPS officer was praying for a miracle.

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

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.

The poll comes as more than 22 million Americans brace for significantly higher health care costs next year.

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.

The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits. Here's what we know.

Two North Texas doctors at the center of a lawsuit from the state attorney general's office accusing them of violating the state's laws banning gender-affirming care are now accused of fraudulently billing the state's Medicaid to provide that care.

A CDC advisory panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. no longer recommends that babies get a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

Easier access to the drug, most commonly used as an antiparasitic, has Texas medical professionals worried about the dangers of unchecked use and harmful side effects.

A Dallas-area woman is seeking answers after she was forced to give birth in a hospital waiting room, an event captured in a viral video, leading the facility to fire the employee seen delaying care.

A new Texas law taking effect that restricts the mailing of abortion-inducing medication from out-of-state providers and allows for civil lawsuits against violators, drawing strong criticism from physicians.

The news comes as Texans brace for a potentially explosive rise in coverage costs in the new year, with Biden-era tax credits set to expire.

A video of a Black woman apparently being ignored while going into labor at a Dallas hospital has taken the internet by storm, with many people in ire at the actions of staff members.

A new daily pill could reduce bad cholesterol levels by 60%, according to a new study.

Medicare premiums are increasing again in 2026 in a jump that far outpaces both inflation and Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment.