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Eric Gay/Associated PressAbbott on Tuesday will meet in Houston with state health leaders and a local hospital system executive to discuss his priorities for Texas lawmakers, who returned to the Capitol last week for the 2021 legislative session. -
Briana Vargas/The Texas TribuneThe state's health commission gave Planned Parenthood's Medicaid patients until Feb. 3 to find new doctors. Experts say there are limited places low-income patients can go, in part because Texas already has a shortage of doctors who accept Medicaid due to the state’s low payment rates.
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With COVID-19 vaccines in short supply, Dallas County is trying to forestall an unequal distribution of doses. The county's partnering with local healthcare providers in Southern Dallas and providing large vaccination hubs near Black and brown communities.
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Hospitalizations in North Texas due to COVID-19 have already set new and dismal records in the New Year.
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It takes time after vaccination for immunity to the virus to build up, and no vaccine is 100% effective. Plus, scientists don't yet know if the vaccine stops viral spread. Here's what's known so far.
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The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on Tuesday regarding the deadly 2018 natural gas explosion in Dallas.
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The new, more infectious variant is already in Texas, but one microbiologist says proactive research along with social distancing and vaccinations are our best bet for beating it.
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Twenty-eight coronavirus vaccination hubs will receive most of the state's next shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with 158,825 doses shipping to providers able to manage large-scale efforts as more doses arrive in the state.
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View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
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New research suggests Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in the two more-contagious variants of the coronavirus that have erupted in Britain and South Africa.
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"What really keeps me going is the support of the community and patients being so thankful."
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The newly detected strain — dubbed B.1.1.7 — appears to be more contagious. What precautions might be effective in trying to keep from getting infected?
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Those lucky enough to be near another provider with shots available are relying on neighborly generosity — encouraged but not mandated by the state — to innoculate front-line workers while they wait.
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The virus is surging in several states, with California hit particularly hard, reporting on Thursday a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths. Skyrocketing caseloads there are threatening to force hospitals to ration care and essentially decide who lives and who dies.
