Health & Wellness

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.

A new study from UT Austin shows the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on maternal health in Texas.

The measure now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for his signature. The ACLU of Texas has already vowed to sue.

Gender-affirming health care is a large focus of this year’s legislative session, with bills like SB 14 that would ban care for minors in the state and penalize doctors offering this care. Families, trans youth and advocates share how it’s felt to live in Texas during this moment of uncertainty.

The mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets was the 17th mass shooting in Texas this year. Tabatha Gunn is a counselor in Dallas who works with trauma survivors. She says trauma events like this can show up in the way people feel and act, even months later.

Thanks to a relatively mild winter and April’s above-normal rainfall, the pesky bugs are swarming the city early in high numbers.

Since it began in 2022, a partnership between Children's Health and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute has trained 75 health professionals in Dallas-Fort Worth through online modules and in-person case study discussions.

Researchers from the University of North Texas at Dallas are gathering more than 20 community partners over the next few months to discuss what they learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Postpartum depression, anxiety and loneliness can impact health outcomes for parents and babies. Here's how one North Texas organization is supporting people by building community.

Nearly 40% of the fentanyl overdoses recorded by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office in 2022 involve people younger than 18.

The Texas Equal Access Fund has helped more than 20 Texans access abortion services outside the state since resuming funding for the procedures on Monday.

If Senate Bill 14 were to become law, gender-affirming care practices for people under 18 years old would be banned in the state of Texas. This is the second proposal targeting transgender people to receive full approval from the Texas Senate this week.