Vol 3, Issue 10

GOP House lawmakers took a sweeping approach to anti-abortion legislation on Friday, passing a measure that would ban the most common form of second-trimester procedure and change how health care providers dispose of fetal remains.

The Texas House on Thursday passed a package of sweeping measures aimed at addressing a crisis in the state's child welfare system.

Legislation that would crowdfund money from Texans to deal with a state backlog of thousands of untested rape kits has moved closer to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. 

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Zoltan Nadasdy, adjunct assistant professor in the department of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Stumbling Toward Victory.

The Texas Legislature is considering several bills that aim to make it easier for sick people to get experimental drug treatments at their own risk, sometimes with drug coverage.

A 29-year-old man whose parents were told he would not live past age 10 has graduated from college and has plans for the future, thanks to persistence from his parents and doctors.

The number of illnesses from parasites in swimming pools has doubled in the past two years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Scientists trying to understand a rare genetic disease realized they identified two proteins that cause balding and gray hair, at least in mice.

A Trump administration budget proposal to slash National Institutes of Health funding drew researchers and business leaders to the White House to make the case for biomedical research.

Researchers have successfully used 3D printing to create ovaries for mice that resulted in pregnancies, raising hopes that the same approach will someday work for humans.