Across the 18 states that have banned or tightly restricted abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, questions have persisted over when doctors can perform abortions in medical emergencies.

Recent lab data indicate higher tick activity this season in Texas than in years past. The director of UNTHSC’s tick-borne disease lab tells how to guard against bites.

The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.

A county clerk in New York on Monday again refused to file a more than $100,000 civil judgment from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a Dallas-area woman.

House Bill 2038 allows certain international medical graduates to help ease a physician shortage. But a North Texas doctor doesn't believe that addresses the real cause of the shortage.

The floods killed more than 120 people, including at least 36 children. Pediatric psychologist Stevie Puckett-Perez said adults need to support their kids through processing their grief.

The case involves the non-neuroinvasive form of the disease, the milder form of the virus. Beyond that, health officials haven't released further details to protect the patient's privacy.

The extreme heat can take a physical toll if we’re not careful. A North Texas therapist explains how the heat can adversely affect mental health.

Women younger than 50 have been diagnosed with breast cancer at a higher rate than older women. A North Texas specialist in breast surgical oncology shares some possible reasons.

The state funds will go toward streetscaping and a new park along the Harry Hines Corridor, part of the larger Southwestern Medical District transformation project.

Arlington City Council showed signs of support for a change to the health ordinance that would require restaurants to post a health inspection grade certificate. Recent studies show the requirement could improve the health safety of restaurants in the city.

The dismissal or discipline of the University of North Texas Health Science Center president could be considered and voted on at a special virtual meeting of the UNT System Board of Regents on June 27.