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The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Monday, June 30, 2025, as Republicans plan to begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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States brace for impact as Trump's big bill nears completion in Congress

Read full article: States brace for impact as Trump's big bill nears completion in Congress
A patient is hooked up to an IV for a hangover treatment in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first

Read full article: Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first
People watch the fireworks show.
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Celebrate safely: Preventing indoor air pollution from July Fourth fireworks

Read full article: Celebrate safely: Preventing indoor air pollution from July Fourth fireworks
FILE - Transgenders rights supporters rally outside of the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

Read full article: Supreme Court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in 4 states

The Supreme Court has thrown out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths.

A pharmacist poses with pills of Misoprostol, made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on June 19, 2019.
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Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a person

Read full article: Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a person

A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.

FILE - A person walks past the headquarters building of the Environmental Protection Agency, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

Read full article: EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies.

Olha Kurtmalaieva speaks via a phone while having a breakfast at her apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
18 hours ago

This Ukrainian woman beat cancer. But her fight to free her captive husband isn’t over

Read full article: This Ukrainian woman beat cancer. But her fight to free her captive husband isn’t over

A Ukrainian woman, Olha Kurtmalaieva, has endured cancer and war while fighting to bring her husband home from Russian captivity.

Young swimmers jump into the water from a rock on a breakwater on a hot day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks

Read full article: Severe heat wave hits southern Europe and raises wildfire risks

Major heat waves have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in southern European countries including Italy, Spain and Greece.

Revelers crowd the sidewalk and peer from windowsills during the Pride March on Sunday, June 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
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NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

Read full article: NYC, San Francisco and other US cities cap LGBTQ+ Pride month with a mix of party and protest

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride has reached its crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world hosted major parades and marches.

Katie Van Tornhout sits with her son, Cain, at home in Lakeville, Ind., on May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
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Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent

Read full article: Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America.

Jacque Farnham, 60, left, walks with her mother, Janith, 80, to the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, S.D., on May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
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Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

Read full article: Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America.

Outside temperature is displayed in comparison to the inside temperature of a vehicle on Thursday June 26, 2025 in Belle Glade, Fla. during an event to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)
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Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Read full article: Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars.

FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, a carrier of Lyme disease. (CDC via AP, File)
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How to protect yourself from ticks year-round

Read full article: How to protect yourself from ticks year-round

Ticks can be active in any season and experts say it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible.

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Cypress man undergoing medical evaluation after firing shots at deputies

Read full article: Cypress man undergoing medical evaluation after firing shots at deputies

A Cypress man was taken into custody after firing shots at deputies responding to his residence.

FILE - A view of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)
2 days ago

California closes $12B deficit by cutting back immigrants' access to health care

Read full article: California closes $12B deficit by cutting back immigrants' access to health care

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities to close a $12 billion deficit.

FILE - A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
3 days ago

Michigan announces second measles outbreak as US hits 1,227 cases

Read full article: Michigan announces second measles outbreak as US hits 1,227 cases

The U.S. is up to 1,227 confirmed measles cases this year.

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements

Read full article: Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements

The Supreme Court has preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects 150 million Americans.

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Nonprofit brings smiles to pediatric cancer patients in ten Texas hospitals in loving memory of a special little girl
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B.I.G. Love Cancer Care: Bringing hope and support to families battling childhood cancer

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Chick-fil-A Community table at Sienna Crossing next to Table #13

Saturday morning surprise! A tale of two Chick-fil-A tables

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The Chick-fil-A Behind The Scenes Tour

A Fascinating Tour of Chick-fil-A: Exploring the History and Operations

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Beyond Breakfast Biscuits: A father’s emotional journey to the Chick-fil-A Headquarters

Read full article: Beyond Breakfast Biscuits: A father’s emotional journey to the Chick-fil-A Headquarters
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

Read full article: RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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A rundown of recent Trump administration vaccine policy changes

Read full article: A rundown of recent Trump administration vaccine policy changes

The Trump administration is continuing to make its imprint on U.S. vaccine policy in recent days.

A staff prepares flower bud of marijuana for a customer at a cannabis shop after Thailand started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription

Read full article: Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription

Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

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Woman surrenders after hours-long armed standoff that shut down I-45 freeway

Read full article: Woman surrenders after hours-long armed standoff that shut down I-45 freeway

A woman with a firearm has caused a standoff on the North Freeway, leading to a shutdown of traffic.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a press conference at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Monday.
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Is THC as dangerous as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick makes it out to be?

Read full article: Is THC as dangerous as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick makes it out to be?

Although Patrick and hemp industry leaders have quarreled over the risks and benefits of THC, cannabis researchers say it can be addictive but doesn’t usually cause widespread psychosis or brain damage.

FILE - The School District of Philadelphia headquarters are shown in Philadelphia, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Philadelphia's schools accused of failing to properly inspect asbestos in buildings

Read full article: Philadelphia's schools accused of failing to properly inspect asbestos in buildings

Philadelphia’s public schools are facing federal criminal allegations of failing to properly inspect eight schools for damaged asbestos.

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)
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How to manage ADHD at work and turn it into a strength

Read full article: How to manage ADHD at work and turn it into a strength

Having ADHD can pose challenges at work.

President Donald Trump speaks at an event to promote his domestic policy and budget agenda in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling

Read full article: Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill doesn't adhere to procedural rules.

Lyn Redwood, a nurse practitioner who once ran the anti-vaccine group that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. founded, attends a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Kennedy’s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative

Read full article: Kennedy’s advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. applauds after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order that aims to improve the health of Oklahomans on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

Oklahoma seeks to exclude soda, candy from food stamp purchases

Read full article: Oklahoma seeks to exclude soda, candy from food stamp purchases

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says the state is seeking federal permission to exclude soft drinks and candy from the list of items that can be purchased with food stamps.

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Know your status: HIV rates climb in Houston and Harris County as testing day nears

Read full article: Know your status: HIV rates climb in Houston and Harris County as testing day nears

The rates of new HIV infections in Houston and Harris County are higher than the national average. National HIV Testing Day is Friday, June 27th and it's a great reminder to get tested and know your status. Most doctors don't automatically test patients for HIV so ask for a test at your next exam. You can also connect with community organizations like Legacy Community Health and the Montrose Center where you can access free and/or low-cost testing and treatment options. Walgreens is also offering free testing at a dozen sites in the Houston area on National HIV Testing Day -- Friday, June 27th. Watch the full interview with Houston Life to find out more about the latest statistics, how to protect yourself, and how we can all work together to end the HIV epidemic.

FILE - A section on measles is visible in the American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book seen at Hobbs Medical Clinic Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Hobbs, N.M. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility

Read full article: New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility

The New Mexico state health department says five people in a county detention facility have measles.

FILE - A Planned Parenthood sign is displayed on the outside of the clinic, Aug. 1, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says

Read full article: States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court says states can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings.

FILE - A nurse prepares a flu shot from a vaccine vial at the Salvation Army in Atlanta, Feb. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Thimerosal: What to know about the vaccine preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate

Read full article: Thimerosal: What to know about the vaccine preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate

The Trump administration's vaccine advisers have brought up an old flu-shot debate: Whether it's time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative.

Marina Hernandez helps students clean up for center time in her Pre-K 2 classroom at Gingerbread Kids Academy in Richmond, Texas, in 2024. Children outnumber seniors in Texas, according to U.S. Census data.

Texas is getting older and its child population is growing

Read full article: Texas is getting older and its child population is growing

Texas remains younger than other states, but the number of older Texans has outpaced that of any other age group.

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Innovative scoliosis treatments at Shriners Children’s Texas

Read full article: Innovative scoliosis treatments at Shriners Children’s Texas

Reyna Rankin's scoliosis was discovered unexpectedly after a fall, leading her and her mother to seek treatment at Shriners Children’s Texas.

FILE -A worker tends to cannabis plants at a farm in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization

Read full article: Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization

Thailand’s government is further restricting cannabis with a ban on sales of the plant to those without prescriptions.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, speaks to reporters after Republican senators met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and worked on President Donald Trump's tax and immigration megabill so they can have on his desk by July 4, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate struggle over Medicaid cuts threatens progress on Trump's big bill

Read full article: Senate struggle over Medicaid cuts threatens progress on Trump's big bill

One key issue stalling progress on President Donald Trump’s big bill in Congress is particularly daunting.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) leaves the court with an injury during the first half of Game 7 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in ESPN interview, says league taking serious look at Achilles tears

Read full article: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in ESPN interview, says league taking serious look at Achilles tears

The NBA had already convened a panel of experts to study Achilles tendon injuries even before Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton ruptured his in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday night.

Dr. Martin Kulldorf speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices at the CDC, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Kennedy's new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions

Read full article: Kennedy's new vaccine panel alarms pediatricians with inquiries into long-settled questions

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

Seham Fawzy Khodeir watches her son, Hisham, who is just days old and was born prematurely, lying in an incubator at the neonatal intensive care unit of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)

Doctors and moms say these babies in Gaza may die without more formula. They blame Israel's blockade

Read full article: Doctors and moms say these babies in Gaza may die without more formula. They blame Israel's blockade

The Gaza Health Ministry says hundreds of premature babies are at risk of death from starvation across the war-battered Gaza Strip.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) falls to the court with an injury during the first half of Game 7 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

NBA players seem to tear their Achilles more frequently nowadays. Why is that?

Read full article: NBA players seem to tear their Achilles more frequently nowadays. Why is that?

Kevin Durant and Tyrese Haliburton entered their respective NBA Finals elimination games with strained right calves.

FILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed on Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots

Read full article: FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots

U.S. health officials have expanded warnings about a rare heart side effect associated with the two leading COVID-19 vaccines.

FILE - A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Karachi, Pakistan, Jan. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)

Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

Read full article: Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

Global efforts to protect children against diseases including measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections.

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CDC nominee Susan Monarez sidesteps questions about disagreements with RFK in Senate hearing

Read full article: CDC nominee Susan Monarez sidesteps questions about disagreements with RFK in Senate hearing

CDC nominee Susan Monarez says she values vaccines and rigorous scientific evidence but has largely sidestepped questions about widespread cuts to the agency and whether she disagreed with any of Health Secretary Robert F.

Chair John Bielamowicz speaks during a Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists meeting on April 11, 2024 in Austin. During the meeting, the state board met with the Association of State & Provincial Psychology Boards to discuss the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology.

Texas to create its own psychology licensing test amid pushback on national exam

Read full article: Texas to create its own psychology licensing test amid pushback on national exam

Texas and other states have criticized a decision by the national psychologist licensing board to add another expensive test in order for psychologists to become certified.

FILE - Eaton Fire evacuee Alyson Granaderos, left, sobs while trying to comfort her son, Ceiba Phillips, 11, as he visits their home for the first time since the fire in Altadena, Calif., Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people

Read full article: The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people

Anxiety, grief, sadness, anger.

FILE - Signage hangs above a CVS pharmacy location in Philadelphia, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Louisiana files lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical giant CVS deceived customers in text messages

Read full article: Louisiana files lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical giant CVS deceived customers in text messages

Louisiana accused pharmaceutical giant CVS of using its dominant market position to abuse customer information, drive up drug costs and unfairly undermine independent pharmacies.

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FILE - A voter drops off their ballot at a dropbox on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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Voters favored casting early and mail ballots in last year's presidential election, report shows

Read full article: Voters favored casting early and mail ballots in last year's presidential election, report shows
Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at Chapa Middle School in Kyle on Aug. 24, 2021.

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes funding for federal summer lunch program for low-income children

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes funding for federal summer lunch program for low-income children

Abbott cited uncertainty over federal funding of the program as his reason for rejecting the state’s participation.

People exercise on the Brooklyn waterfront during a heatwave on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Exercising or playing sports in extreme heat can be extremely dangerous

Read full article: Exercising or playing sports in extreme heat can be extremely dangerous

Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it’s baking outside.

FILE - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks during a news conference at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

A West Virginia parent sues seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations

Read full article: A West Virginia parent sues seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations

A West Virginia woman has filed a lawsuit seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations for her young child.

This tracker will update twice a week, as the Texas Department of State Health Services releases new data.

Texas measles cases remain steady at 750. Track the spread here.

Read full article: Texas measles cases remain steady at 750. Track the spread here.

An outbreak is considered over if there are no new cases reported in 42 consecutive days.

FILE - A woman looks at products in the aisle of a store as her daughter naps in the shopping cart in Waco, Texas, on Dec. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas will put warning labels on some foods, but its additives list has inaccuracies

Read full article: Texas will put warning labels on some foods, but its additives list has inaccuracies

A Texas law promoting the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda requires first-ever warning labels on certain foods like chips and candies.

FILE - A runner grabs a bottle of water at the athlete's village prior to the start of the 116th running of the Boston Marathon, in Hopkinton, Mass., April 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over ‘forever chemicals’

Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over ‘forever chemicals’

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

Travis Law uses a portable fan as he tries to stay cool in Busch Stadium before the start of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds Saturday, June 21, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US

Read full article: Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US

An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America in a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit heat that hasn’t been seen in some places in more than a decade.

The Texas Original cannabis farm on Sept. 26, 2024. Experimenting with different ways to cultivate cannabis, growers use red light to bleach the flower of the plant.

With prospects of a THC ban eroded, Texas hemp industry supports age restrictions, more regulation enforcement

Read full article: With prospects of a THC ban eroded, Texas hemp industry supports age restrictions, more regulation enforcement

Hemp industry leaders say they agree with regulations similar to how the state regulates alcohol.

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TribCast: A special legislative session is coming

Read full article: TribCast: A special legislative session is coming

This week, we run an emergency episode to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing Texas THC ban and calling a special session. Will redistricting end up on the agenda?

FILE - A Medicare Advantage PPO card rests on top of a Medicare card in Portland, Ore., June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Health insurers promise to improve coverage reviews that prompt delays and complaints

Read full article: Health insurers promise to improve coverage reviews that prompt delays and complaints

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications.

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Houston doctor gives cancer patients a second chance at life

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For more than 55 years, a Houston doctor has dedicated his life to cancer medicine, developing a groundbreaking treatment known as ICTriplex. Today Dr. Salem and his team at the Salem Oncology Center offer those fighting cancer renewed hope and a real chance at remission.

FILE - Abortion-rights activists holds a signs as they protest outside of the Supreme Court during a rally on March 26, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds

Read full article: The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds

A new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth.

Texas is expected to ban products with low levels of THC, which can give consumers a similar experience as marijuana.

Texas’ THC ban paused after Gov. Greg Abbott veto. Here’s what to know.

Read full article: Texas’ THC ban paused after Gov. Greg Abbott veto. Here’s what to know.

Gov. Greg Abbott called a special legislative session asking lawmakers to instead strictly regulate the substance.

In the past year, legal changes have clarified the circumstances in which abortion can be used to treat emergency pregnancy complications, while simultaneously restricting minors' access to birth control.

How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in Texas

Read full article: How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in Texas

Despite clarifying legislation, abortion remains banned in Texas, except to save the life of the pregnant patient.

Texas lawmakers added $100 million to the state's child care scholarship fund. However, advocates worry the state is falling behind taking care of its youngest living with disabilities.

Did Texas lawmakers do enough for children with disabilities? These child care advocates say no.

Read full article: Did Texas lawmakers do enough for children with disabilities? These child care advocates say no.

Lawmakers added $100 million to a child care scholarship program but failed to expand access to free preschool for children with disabilities.

Rural Americans are more likely to live with chronic pain, a new study from the University of Texas at Arlington found.

Rural Americans more likely to live with chronic pain than urban peers, UT-Arlington study finds

Read full article: Rural Americans more likely to live with chronic pain than urban peers, UT-Arlington study finds

More than 3 million people call rural Texas home, and many lack access to a primary care doctor.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick shows products containing THC while calling for a ban on the consumables on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Vertuno)

Texas governor vetoes bill that would ban all THC products

Read full article: Texas governor vetoes bill that would ban all THC products

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed a bill to ban all THC products.

FILE - A Thai peanut, vegetable and tofu bowl is displayed for a photograph in Coronado, Calif., on April 29, 2017. (Melissa d'Arabian via AP, File)

You probably don't need foods with added protein, nutritionists say

Read full article: You probably don't need foods with added protein, nutritionists say

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