New CDC COVID guidelines no longer require quarantine for positive tests
Officials urge the public to continue to wear a mask and wash hands frequently.
View ArticleAzaleas, wisteria, and Chia Pets – Your gardening questions answered
Each month, we turn to the Garden Club of Houston’s Meg Tapp to offer advice for Houston area gardeners.
View ArticleTree pollen high in Houston, but considered low compared to last year,...
It's allergy season in Houston, and many are feeling its impact. But allergist Dr. Dat Tran said the pollen count is low compared to 2023.
View ArticleSam Houston medical training program aims to keep new physicians in Fort Bend
The university is partnering with the Ibn Sina Foundation and the OakBend Medical Center in Richmond.
View ArticleIt’s been four years since the COVID pandemic started—where are we now?
Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the state of COVID-19 and whether we're prepared for our next pandemic.
View Article5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for...
A three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded Title X program,...
View ArticleTexas Medical Board plans to discuss guidance for emergency exceptions to...
The state agency is responding to a petition from two attorneys to clear up ambiguity about when emergency abortions are allowed.
View ArticleSolar eclipse 2024: Houston region will see sun look like crescent moon on...
The upcoming solar eclipse will be the second within six months that is viewable from Texas, which will not see another solar eclipse for two decades. On April 8, the sun should appear to be about...
View ArticleHouston Health Department to host community health fairs throughout the year
The Houston Health Department and the Ibn Sina Foundation are partnering to provide free or low-cost vaccinations, health screenings, and education.
View ArticleBees, craneflies, and swallowtails: What’s happening in Houston’s insect world
We check in with entomologist Erin Mills from the Houston Botanic Garden.
View ArticleTexas enrollment in the Affordable Care Act hits record 3.3 million
Most of the Texas Republican House delegation, including the entire Houston GOP contingent, is backing a fresh effort to defund the program, which marks its 14th anniversary on Saturday.
View ArticleTexas Medical Board proposes emergency abortion guidance for doctors
The state agency will collect public comment on the proposed rule for at least 30 days before it can be considered for final approval.
View ArticleHouston-area hospitals that cost more may not necessarily offer better care
We learn what a report from Rice University's Baker Institute suggests about the cost and quality of hospital care in the Bayou City.
View ArticleTexas Medical Board provides rules for how doctors can navigate Texas...
Under the proposed rule, doctors would have to use their judgment and document to the Texas Medical Board why they believe an abortion is necessary. But some say the TMB could give clearer guidelines...
View ArticleTexas House Speaker Dade Phelan led efforts to improve health-care access....
State Rep. Dade Phelan has made health care a priority as Texas House speaker, reflecting his district’s chronic health gaps. But like most Republicans, he’s never backed full Medicaid expansion. GOP...
View ArticleHouston Museum of Natural Science partners with Buc-ee’s to send hundreds of...
The iconic roadside mega gas station funded an initiative to send solar eclipse educational tools like lesson plans, classroom activities, virtual programs and educator training materials to...
View ArticleA Supreme Court abortion pill case with potential consequences for every...
At issue is the FDA's regulatory power to approve drugs and continually evaluate their safety — a system that until now has been widely viewed as the gold standard for both safety and innovation
View ArticleMaking life-or-death decisions for $10.60 an hour: Texas group homes suffer...
Thousands of Texans with intellectual disabilities live in group homes. The group home system is struggling to retain workers under the low base wage the state legislature set last year.
View ArticleKen Paxton cuts deal to avoid criminal trial
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
View ArticleCould the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling on in vitro fertilization have...
We ask a fertility expert and a law professor what it might mean here.
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