Vol 1, Issue 19

The Texas Supreme Court agreed Friday morning to review a state tax on small cigarette manufacturers, known collectively as "Small Tobacco."

Wait times to get an abortion in Texas have grown in some metropolitan areas, a trend that could be felt statewide if the Supreme Court allows the strictest provision of the state’s 2013 abortion law to take effect. 

Starting Thursday, most U.S. health care providers must switch to a new system of computer codes for recording patient ailments. Opinions are mixed about the changes, but they are clearly fueling a greater demand for medical scribes, who focus on entering patient data.

Following an outcry from dozens of state lawmakers, Texas’ top health agency announced Thursday it will make less drastic cuts than originally planned to a therapy program for children with disabilities, even if that means spending more than lawmakers budgeted for the program.

In this week's Q&A, we interview Dianna Milewicz, director of the Division of Medical Genetics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Soda Politics.

UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources announced a major alliance that will create one of the largest health care networks in the state.

UT Southwestern’s Clinical Affiliated Physicians Group and Genesis Accountable Care Physician Network have partnered to create an accountable care organization that will cover a 400-mile area in North Texas.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s University Research Initiative represents a shift in tone for state-backed funds designed to spur academic research, including medical research.

Two drugs that were approved by the FDA last summer have been rejected in large numbers by Express Scripts, the largest pharmacy benefits manager in the U.S., which says many patients do not qualify for the drugs.

Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries about how cells repair their DNA.

A new study found that people who get the recommended level of exercise per week may not be preventing heart failure, as opposed to heart attack or stroke, to the extent previously believed.