Vol 1, Issue 7

Health insurers could be prohibited from offering Texans plans covering abortions under a proposal by Republican state Sen. Larry Taylor of Friendswood.

Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is looking to buck a decade-old statewide ban on deep fat fryers in public schools, putting decision-making about food in schools back in the hands of Texas school districts.

Shortly after lab tests on two Blue Bell ice cream flavors came back “presumptive positive” for Listeria, an assistant commissioner at the state health agency reached for the phone to call Brenham. 

The Tribune, in partnership with Huston-Tillotson University, will host a daylong Symposium on Health Care on May 4.

In this week's Q&A, we interview John Warner, CEO of UT Southwestern University Hospitals.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights 10% Human.

Efforts to make health care data widely available were supposed to help guide consumers to better care at lower prices, but less than 9 percent use price information and only 3 percent use physician information.

A new study confirms previous findings that there is no link between vaccinations and autism. The findings come after 162 people in the United States contracted measles this year.

Guidelines are changing for administering CPR to get more people willing to spring into action if they encounter someone who needs it.

Longtime Dallas medical reporter Janet St. James was diagnosed with breast cancer, sparking another wave of attention for diagnostic tools.

Texas makes the list of standout hospitals — twice, according to a health care trade publication. Five in total were selected for their “features or circumstances."

Chronic inflammation prompted by a variety of illnesses stems from many factors, and not all can be controlled. But eating certain foods could help patients exert some control over inflammation symptoms.