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The attacks against Hotez began after he criticized a podcast hosted by Joe Rogan and featuring Democratic presidential candidate and anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Integral Care's chief operations officer credited the easy-to-remember number for the uptick.
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The Texas Legislature passed a measure this year that prohibits the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery for transgender people under 18.
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New parents in Texas will now be able to access doctor’s appointments up to a year after giving birth. A bill currently awaiting the governor’s signature extends postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to twelve months.
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Austin EMS officers responded to hundreds of heat-related illnesses last year. Now, as things heat up, they want people to know the signs.
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While national data has long suggested that COVID-19 has affected low-income and minority groups at higher rates than others, this new research offers a hyperlocal view of pandemic disparities in Austin.
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A security event affecting two of the local hospital system's websites in March may have put some patients' sensitive information at risk.
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Sunscreen is crucial for skin protection and the SPF is important. But dermatologists say the key to good summer skin care is applying plenty of lotion and re-applying it often, even when it's cloudy.
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The union and hospital management have been negotiating for months, but reached a stalemate over key provisions including guaranteed nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.
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Successful bills this session focused on the shortage of nurses in Texas and on eliminating the tax on feminine hygiene products.
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Dr. Ximena Lopez, a pediatric endocrinologist in Dallas, has been at the forefront of gender-affirming medical care for trans youth in Texas for the past 10 years. Now, as the state prepares to ban this care for minors, Lopez announced she’s closing her practice and moving to California.
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Researchers from UT Austin and the University of California San Francisco found doctors were scared and confused and offered worse care to patients in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.