After news broke that charges were filed against Barbie Robinson, the former executive director of Harris County Public Health who was fired earlier this year, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is calling out District Attorney Kim Ogg.

You've probably heard dentists say - a healthy smile starts with brushing and flossing your teeth regularly. But even with good dental hygiene, some people are simply more prone to cavities or gum issues - because of genetics. The latest in dental implant technology offers a more permanent solution to help those patients.

Local leaders and rural revitalization experts say Texas’ smallest towns can survive — despite a shift to urban and suburban counties — but it will take investments.

Those enrolled in the federal program shielding them from deportation can enroll through Jan. 15, but a lawsuit and Trump’s anti-immigration stance threaten to eliminate eligibility.

23andMe, the popular at-home genetic testing company, has helped millions of people uncover their family roots and health risks through DNA analysis. Experts fear as the company faces financial issues they may sell the data.

Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among health care workers on trial accused of causing at least 10 infant deaths linked to a scheme to defraud Turkey's social security system.

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation’s sprawling public health apparatus.

New rules require drugmakers to be clearer about explaining the risks and side effects of prescription drugs.

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F.

Texas’ strict abortion bans made it “ground zero” for Democrats hoping to rile up their base, but voters prioritized economic issues.

A man has been charged with murder and other offenses related to a road rage incident in Northeast Houston.

According to Dr. Masih Ahmed from Baylor College of Medicine, living in the sunny south puts us at risk of cataracts too.

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline.

Texas prohibits people with assault convictions, among other felonies, from becoming social workers. A new lawsuit says the ban is unconstitutional.

Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign.

Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz says it's no longer serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools.

Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion ban told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that pregnancy complications would put their own health in danger.

The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys.

A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.

A pregnant woman has filed a lawsuit seeking the right to an abortion in Kentucky.

There's some good news about sexually-transmitted diseases in newly released U.S. health data.

Although Texas counties are not required to provide ambulance services, many are digging deep to pay for their own fleet or to contract out services.

An attorney representing a conservate prosecutor is struggling to convince Wisconsin's liberal-leaning Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion ban.

Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month.

Despite their growing popularity and effectiveness, there are still several myths and misconceptions about Dual Special Needs Plans.

The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda.

An expensive campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats has yielded mixed results.

After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.

On average, men live 5 years less than women and more than 12% of men over 18 are in fair or poor health, according to Movember US. Men are also 24% less likely than women to have visited a doctor within the past year.