Also called PDT, the FDA-approved therapy uses drugs activated by light to target and destroy tumor cells.

A 2018 study determined stroke was the third-leading cause of death in Texas.Carotid artery disease is a major cause of strokes. It narrows or blocks the arteries, on each side of your neck under the jawline, that provide the main blood supply to the brain.

As demand for veteran mental health services spiked in recent months, Texas has begun to invest resources into a novel treatment for PTSD.

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for major volume on Monday as bridges across the U.S.-Mexico border reopen to fully vaccinated travelers. The U.S.-Mexico border is the busiest land border in the world, with more than one million people crossing every day before the pandemic struck.

Low dose aspirin has long been recommended to decrease the chances of heart attacks and strokes. But new guidelines say some people should not partake in this regimen.

A new North Texas program aimed at housing people experiencing homelessness is getting $10 million in private gifts.

Diverticulosis refers to small outpouching in the colon called diverticula or little sacs. Diagnosis of it is not a major cause for concern, but poor lifestyle choices can produce a different outcome.

Texans are eager to return to the in-person fair, but they may have to wait a little longer to get their favorite treats due to a scarcity of workers.

More than 165,000 Texans have been helped by the state’s $1.9 billion rental assistance program that launched during the pandemic, but people have “slipped through the cracks,” advocates say.

The unit’s aim is to meet local and federal health leaders’ goals of ending the HIV epidemic.

As with nurses, the U.S. is also short on doctors. The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates a U.S. shortage of about 48,000 primary care physicians by 2034.

The Texas Legislature is in the midst of redrawing voting districts, a process that happens after the census every 10 years.