reproductive health

State data shows more than 40,000 pregnant Texans waited more than a month for the state to process their Medicaid applications — with more than half waiting more than 60 days. An advocacy group said delays in applications getting processed can combine with issues getting appointments and can lead to delayed prenatal care.

Prism Health North Texas, a community health center, participated in clinical trials for Merck's new HIV treatment, Idvynso. It could help address a drug resistance that's been on the rise in low- and middle-income countries.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing more out-of-state providers for allegedly shipping abortion medication into Texas. Paxton’s office announced the new lawsuit today Tuesday.

The case centers on the Texas Heartbeat Act, a 2021 law that bans abortions after cardiac activity is detected and lets private citizens enforce the ban through lawsuits.

A nonprofit advocacy and research organization launched a new research collaborative focused on addressing the high rate of preterm births. UT Southwestern in Dallas and UT Medical Branch in Galveston are part of the new Texas research collaborative. The Texas Collaborative marks the organization’s sixth Prematurity Research Center.

The FDA approved the first at-home cervical cancer screening in May. Texas is the eighth state to have access to the test as the company rolls the product out state-by-state.

Dallas County has received more federal support to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Dallas County Health and Human Services will have more than $300,000 in additional funding for its Healthy Start program.

The statue would depict a mother holding an unborn child, funded by private donations.

The statue would depict a mother with an unborn child in a “world-shaped womb.”

Billboard ads luring Texas providers to the north have been placed in Houston and Dallas.

Following former President Donald Trump’s reelection over Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Marsha Jones and her team are navigating what the next four years could look like with possible new restrictions on reproductive care.

The Afiya Center says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow a block on enforcement of federal emergency abortion guidance will increase health disparities.