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Abigail Ruhman/KERAJFS Dallas opened a 100,000 square-foot campus in Addison to provide comprehensive services to an "medically underserved area." JFS Dallas' CEO said the location could be the first community health center in North Texas to have comprehensive services on site. -
Nadya Faulx/KERA‘Trial and error’: Texas community orgs, retailers prepare as state implements new SNAP restrictionsStarting April 1, Texans won't be able to use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits to purchase "candy or sweetened drinks." Texas retailers and nonprofits have spent month preparing for the new restrictions — but some recipients may not know until they're checking out at the store.
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In South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation. -
Texas saw the largest increase in the rate of uninsured children in the country between 2022 and 2024. Experts warn it will likely get worse. -
We spend a significant amount of time on computers and portable devices, often with our bodies in poor alignment. A North Texas spine surgeon tells how to fix the resulting injuries. -
Cook Children’s Medical Center-Prosper recently opened the newest neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, in North Texas. Hospital leaders say the NICU will increase access to care in the growing region. -
One of the nation’s first doctors accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found to have not violated the law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says, nearly a year after the state sued the physician. -
At Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for JPS Health Network’s Psychiatric Emergency Center, District 9 council member Elizabeth Beck asked people to close their eyes and raise their hands if they or someone they know struggled with mental illness. -
The sixth grader often used a nebulizer to help him breathe, but he kept his symptoms controlled and was never a regular emergency room visitor, his father Dr. H. Peter Ku said. -
Denton County Public Health has reported the first human case of West Nile virus in the county this year. The unidentified resident was diagnosed with the more severe neuroinvasive form of the virus. -
A new Texas law requires that students have consent to see a school nurse, but FWISD officials didn’t send out such forms until Sept. 5, four days after the law took effect. -
Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, said Texas has no authority to “impose its cruel abortion ban here.” -
Texas health officials are asking for public input for the state’s application for a new federal rural health program. People can submit their comments through Tuesday, Sept. 9. -
The law’s authors urged districts to use “common sense.” But some nurses worry they could violate the law and face discipline for providing basic care without a parent’s approval.
