Flexibilities for Medicaid, CHIP recipients in Texas extended through October
The flexibilities will protect access to important care and resources that many Texans rely on for their health and safety.
‘We will not sell it at cost’: Some drugmakers stand to profit from potential coronavirus vaccine
Some executives from major pharmaceutical companies told lawmakers they would not sell their vaccines at cost when questions rose of how much they would profit from the pandemic.
Baby Tinslee’s family finds Michigan doctor willing to treat her
A little girl on life support at Cook Children’s Hospital for more than a year now has a new doctor.
Federal, state help arriving for North Texas hospitals treating COVID-19 patients
North Texas hospitals will be getting more help this week as they continue to deal with the surge in hospitalizations due to COVID-19.
US bets on untested company to deliver COVID-19 vaccine
Its injector is not approved by federal health authorities and the company hasn’t yet set up a factory to manufacture the unapproved devices.
The cost of COVID-19: Amid illness, Americans face heavy financial burden in testing and treatment
Uncertain health care prices add to the growing anxiety Americans face seeking care in the coronavirus pandemic.
Dallas public COVID-19 test sites slow to deliver results
The increase in people tested for COVID-19 in North Texas has brought about an unintended negative consequence -- a backlog at the labs testing samples and a delay in people getting test results.
Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
The new shortages come as the virus resumes its rapid spread and the number of hospitalized patients climbs.
'People are willing to play Russian roulette with their family’s lives': Doctor slams behavior in US
The rising cases in states like Arizona, Florida, Texas and California has been blamed in part on many not wearing masks or obeying other social-distancing rules.
FCC to vote in July to make '988' the suicide hotline number
Federal regulators will vote in July on whether to make “988” the number to reach a suicide prevention hotline.
Despite pandemic, Trump administration urges end to ACA
The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic
Health experts concerned as COVID-19 outbreak begins stressing North Texas hospitals
Texas has seen two weeks of record hospitalization numbers and health experts are worried about what the next two weeks could bring as the outbreak continues.
With a jab at Trump, Pelosi unveils new 'Obamacare' bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a jab at President Donald Trump as she unveils a plan to expand the Obama-era health law.
Dallas senior retirement community designated as a COVID-19 unit
A facility has been created for people who are COVID-19 positive and need help recuperating but are well enough to stay out of the hospital.
NFL’s Michael Thomas donates to non-profit group to help clear medical debt for New Orleans residents
Michael Thomas, a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, has partnered with the non-profit RIP Medical Debt to clear over $2 million in past due medical debts for over 1,000 Louisiana residents.
Hospital staff in Spain wheels recovering coronavirus patients to the beach
Hospital del Mar in Barcelona said the beach trips are part of a program to humanize intensive care units.
COVID-19 patient released after spending 44 days in a Fort Worth hospital
A coronavirus patient who's been at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth for more than six weeks has been released from the hospital.
North Texas hospitals loosening visitor restrictions, but some families still unable to see loved ones
As society begins to reopen, some North Texas hospitals have begun allowing visitors once again, on a limited basis.
Nurse treating COVID-19 patients at Parkland Hospital describes what the last 2 months have been like
Many frontline healthcare workers continue to live in hotels to reduce the chance of spreading the coronavirus. It's one of the many sacrifices they've been making.
Dallas County contact tracing all COVID-19 positive cases
Dallas County Public Health Director Dr. Philip Huang said Thursday that Dallas County has contact traced or is in the process of tracing all of the county's 9,587 COVID-19 cases.