Vol 1, Issue 5

Leadership problems at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission in the wake of a contracting scandal leave the agency too vulnerable to consolidate at this time, according to a report released Monday by Gov. Greg Abbott's "strike force" team.

In a study slated for publication next month, two Texas Tech University scientists may have made their biggest discovery yet: DNA from antibiotic-resistant bacteria in cattle feedlots is airborne.  

Texas Republicans have long used the Affordable Care Act as a political punching bag, but that hasn’t stopped state budget writers from taking $102 million from the president's signature health care law to pay some bills. 

In this week's Q&A, we interview Matteo Pasquali, the chairman of the Department of Chemistry at Rice University.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Do No Harm.

A recent study finds that men are earning more in the nursing field despite being outnumbered by women 10-to-1.

In the first of a four-year effort, Dallas County’s public hospital, the Parkland Health & Hospital System, saw a 30 percent reduction in the rate of bloodstream infections and 57 percent fewer catheter-associated infections.

A new study found that fewer than half of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s are told they have the disease. The reason most often cited for not informing patients was a desire not to cause emotional distress.

Researchers have found that a simple vision test using flashcards may help identify patients who’ve sustained a concussion. The finding could be particularly valuable on the sidelines of youth sports games.

Studies published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine found that a new class of experimental cholesterol drugs might lower the risk of heart attacks and stroke.

A small British study produced dramatic ultrasound images of fetuses reacting to mothers who smoke, compared with those who don’t. The findings produced a new round of calls for smoking restrictions during pregnancy.

Actress Angelina Jolie recently disclosed that she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, which comes two years after her double mastectomy. She explained her position in a recent op-ed.