Health

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision means it could take months before abortion providers’ challenge to the restrictive law returns to a federal court.

The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov.

For some Texans, a blackout could be a death sentence. They and their supporters are calling on the state to do more to protect them.

This wave is hitting as the nursing workforce in Texas is burnt out and shrinking

President Biden and others in his administration insist schools should stay open, even with the omicron wave making it harder than ever to manage.

Saturday is the deadline to buy coverage that would start Feb. 1. Texas has the highest number of uninsured people in the U.S.

There are more patients and, in some places, not enough health care workers to go around. Research shows the crowding will impact care and increase mortality for all patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held only two telebriefings in 2021. That lack of transparency has prompted criticism — and a pledge from director Dr. Rochelle Walensky to be more open.

About 5% to 6% of staff at CommUnityCare, which operates several clinics that provide health care to the region’s uninsured population, have had to be out in recent weeks because of COVID.

Plaintiffs said it was unusual for the Fifth Circuit to hold oral arguments and that it simply needed to send the case back to the lower court.