Texas health

Since the 1960s, Texas has screened newborns for a variety of rare diseases — like sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis. And that list of conditions continues to grow longer. But, even with a diagnosis, families still face obstacles when it comes to receiving care.

The attorney general's office is challenging the validity of a district judge's order that limits how much information PFLAG, a national LGBTQ advocacy group, has to hand over about Texas families seeking gender-affirming care for children.

State Attorney General Ken Paxton is accusing the Texas Medical Association of undermining new federal vaccine guidelines after the group included additional organizations in its list of resources for doctors.

Researchers hope data out of Texas will raise awareness about a type of infection commonly spread through kissing bugs. It's part of an effort to recognize Chagas Disease as endemic in the U.S.

Dr. Peter J. Hotez, a Texas-based vaccine researcher, is a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine and played a key role in developing the covid-19 vaccine. He talked with Think host Krys Boyd about how anti-science factions have hijacked the conversations about health and his many failed attempts to change Kennedy's mind about vaccines.

Texas saw the largest increase in the rate of uninsured children in the country between 2022 and 2024. Experts warn it will likely get worse.

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.

House Bill 7 would allow private citizens to sue out-of-state prescribers and distributors of abortion pills sent into Texas.

The Health and Human Services secretary praised recent health legislation out of Texas during a visit with Gov. Greg Abbott.

House Bill 2038 makes it easier for foreign doctors to get licensed in Texas — but not all are allowed.