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Three years later, in a ballroom at Texas Christian University, she reiterated the importance of confronting an issue like maternal health head-on, quoting advice given to her by her friend and former U.S. Army Secretary Pete Geren.
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A nonprofit advocacy and research organization launched a new research collaborative focused on addressing the high rate of preterm births. UT Southwestern in Dallas and UT Medical Branch in Galveston are part of the new Texas research collaborative. The Texas Collaborative marks the organization鈥檚 sixth Prematurity Research Center.
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The FDA approved the first at-home cervical cancer screening in May. Texas is the eighth state to have access to the test as the company rolls the product out state-by-state.
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Senate Bill 31 comes after reporting found that confusion surrounding Texas' abortion ban had resulted in the deaths of at least two women. The bill needs one more procedural vote before it heads to the governor's desk.
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UT Arlington's Mobile Simulation Lab will provide training around Texas' rural counties, the majority of which have health care shortages.
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A new poll from University of Houston researchers shows that 83% of Texans supported the exceptions to the state's abortion ban, along with an exception for lethal fetal diagnoses.
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鈥淣ow that we have this coverage, what do we do to make sure women can get it?,鈥 one health advocate said.
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Dallas County commissioners awarded about $1 million from Purdue Pharma lawsuit settlement funds to each caregiver.
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Prism Health North Texas announced a federal designation that allows the nonprofit's locations to charge Dallas County patients on a sliding scale based on household income for underinsured or uninsured patients.
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The bill would reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV substances. Doctors say doing so could cause delays in care during serious medical emergencies.
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Following former President Donald Trump鈥檚 reelection over Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Marsha Jones and her team are navigating what the next four years could look like with possible new restrictions on reproductive care.
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Texas OB-GYN physicians surveyed reported fear of legal repercussions, confusion surrounding state abortion restrictions and concerns they cannot practice medicine using best practices.