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Here’s the Story of One of the Millions of Texans Who Have No …

WEBAccording to the latest data, from 2021, Texas has the country’s largest medically uninsured rate; more than five million Texans lack insurance, a number that …

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What the New Climate Change Report Means for Texas

WEBWe get hurricanes here in Texas; that’s a normal part of life. But we know that climate change is a threat multiplier. It’s taking naturally occurring events and …

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The Key to Mending the Economy

WEBOur state has the highest uninsured rate in the country. According to the latest census data, nearly 18 percent of Texans lack health insurance. In the oil refinery …

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Why a Former Anti-Vax Influencer Got Her COVID-19 Shot

WEBApril 30, 2021 85. Heather SImpson is vaccinated against COVID-19 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Tara Haelle. Heather Simpson dressed up as measles for …

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1.4 Million More Texans Could Have Free Health Insurance

WEBMost of these costs get passed on to other Texans via higher taxes, and some may result in higher health care bills for the privately insured. Yet according to a …

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Texas’s Best Wellness Retreats – Texas Monthly

WEBDeer Lake Lodge / Montgomery. This eco-rustic compound is nestled in the Piney Woods and committed to cleansing you from all the junk in your mind, spirit, and, …

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As Texas Throws 1.8 Million Off Medicaid, Children Pay the Price

WEBHarper is among 1.8 million Texans who have been removed from the health insurance program since April 2023, and one of more than 15 million nationwide, …

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Health Articles – Texas Monthly

WEBReporting and analysis about the innovation, trends, and business of medicine and health care

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A Skate Park, Health Center, and Library Will Open Under One …

WEBA Skate Park, Health Center, and Library Will Open Under One Innovative Roof in Houston. With a goal of fostering intergenerational connection, the Alief …

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Walk, Don’t Run – Texas Monthly

WEBHealth Walk, Don’t Run For 25 years Dallas fitness guru Kenneth Cooper told the world that vigorous exercise was a solution to our health problems.

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Racism Persists in Health Care. This Houston Bioethicist Aims to …

WEBIn Black Health, Ray aims to dispel any notion that Black people are biologically predisposed to worse health than those of other races.According to one …

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Texas's Last Independent Reproductive Health Clinics Struggle To …

WEBThe clinic’s potential closure underscores the demise of the state’s reproductive health network following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and …

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Why Doctors Aren’t Taught Much About Nutrition – Texas Monthly

WEBFor decades, the guidance from the National Academy of Sciences and the accrediting organization for U.S. medical colleges has advised that medical students …

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What's Driving the Largest Nurse Strike in Texas History

WEBThe 64-year-old, who’s been a nurse for more than half her life, was among hundreds of RNs who withstood a record-breaking heat wave to participate in the largest …

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Where Do Texas Abortion Laws Stand Now

WEBIn a statement emailed to Texas Monthly on Sunday, Amy O’Donnell, communications director for the anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life, expressed …

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Opinion: Gun Violence Is Making Texas's Mental Health Crisis Worse

WEBThe impacts of firearm violence on mental health are complex. Exposure to it is associated with elevated rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, …

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In Galveston, a New First Response to Mental Health Crises

WEBMany 911 dispatchers are being trained to ask whether a caller is dealing with a mental health crisis. Among these efforts, a new program in Galveston is betting that its …

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West Texas Is a Dangerous Place to Be Pregnant. It’s Getting Worse.

WEBPresidio is poor. The median household income is $20,700, one of the lowest in the U.S., though still well above Texas’s miserly Medicaid income eligibility limits. “We …

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Better-for-You Brand Poppi Is Making Soda Cool Again

WEBFizzy drinks are at an inflection point. While traditional and diet sodas have been roundly demonized due to the adverse health effects of truly jaw-dropping …

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Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Story of Abby Johnson, the Pro …

WEBThe most talked-about scene in Unplanned is also the goriest. It depicts the moment in the fall of 2009 when Johnson, then the young director of the Planned …

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