Vol 3, Issue 6

In Wednesday's dawn-to-dusk fight over repealing the law that served as a central campaign issue for Republicans over the last four election cycles, Texans were right in the middle.

Texas senators voted 19-10 on Wednesday afternoon to require women to pay a separate premium if they want their health plan to cover an elective abortion. 

Texas senators advanced two anti-abortion bills, one that would prevent parents from suing doctors if their baby is born with a birth defect and another that would require doctors to make sure a fetus is deceased before performing a certain type of abortion.  

In this week's Q&A, we interview Spencer Berthelsen, former managing director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston.

In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Fearless Healing. 

House GOP leaders pulled a measure to repeal the Affordable Care Act after trying for days to gather enough votes to approve it.

Research shows certain over-the-counter drugs may be as effective or better than current treatments for people with bipolar disorder who have who have high rates of alcoholism.

Doctors say around 40 percent of all cancer is preventable through lifestyle choices, but the rest appears to be the result of naturally occurring cell mutations.

It's more difficult for people to adjust to daylight savings time if they sleep and rise later than early birds, research shows.

Dallas confirmed its fourth case of the Zika virus for 2017, prompting concern about the illness which was reported in 22 people last year.

People with a high genetic risk of cancer can help their own odds by getting tested and taking extra precaution with preventative measures, researchers say.