Abigail Ruhman
Health Reporter-
Dallas County has received more federal support to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Dallas County Health and Human Services will have more than $300,000 in additional funding for its Healthy Start program. -
The largest community mental health provider in North Texas unveiled its new $96 million campus in Dallas' Hillside neighborhood. The Mental Health and Disability Innovation Center opens to the public next month. -
Researchers hope data out of Texas will raise awareness about a type of infection commonly spread through kissing bugs. It鈥檚 part of an effort to recognize Chagas Disease as endemic in the U.S. -
This year, nearly 4 million Texans received an enhanced premium tax credit to make their ACA health plans more affordable. North Texas health and community leaders want people to reach out to their lawmakers about extending the credit. -
Dallas County Commissioners on Tuesday approved Parkland Health鈥檚 $3.1 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year. For the first time since 2019 the safety net hospital system didn't lower its tax rate, in anticipation of possible future funding losses. -
Texas saw the largest increase in the rate of uninsured children in the country between 2022 and 2024. Experts warn it will likely get worse. -
Cook Children鈥檚 Medical Center-Prosper recently opened the newest neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, in North Texas. Hospital leaders say the NICU will increase access to care in the growing region. -
Texas health officials are asking for public input for the state鈥檚 application for a new federal rural health program. People can submit their comments through Tuesday, Sept. 9. -
Dallas County health director Dr. Philip Huang told county commissioners new federal limits on who's eligible for the updated COVID-19 vaccine could affect how the county distributes its shipment. -
Medicaid programs go by so many different names across the country that advocates and experts warn people may not know they're losing their coverage until it's too late.
