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Drew Shaw/Fort Worth ReportCommissioners Roderick Miles Jr. and Alisa Simmons were not in attendance at the Sept. 16 meeting. Despite having a majority, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court was unable to vote on adopting the new hospital tax rate, which was capped by the court at 16.50 cents per $100 earlier this month. -
Bret Jaspers/KERADallas County Commissioners on Tuesday approved Parkland Health’s $3.1 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year. For the first time since 2019 the safety net hospital system didn't lower its tax rate, in anticipation of possible future funding losses.
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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. -
The study found late nights and alcohol use are some of the ways that can lead to disruptions in breathing during sleep, and ultimately, serious health concerns. -
Dallas County health director Dr. Philip Huang told county commissioners new federal limits on who's eligible for the updated COVID-19 vaccine could affect how the county distributes its shipment.
