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Clinics with better internet connections are now offering telehealth services to patients who can’t do it from their homes.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is observing National Breastfeeding Month in August by promoting resources for moms.
The academy is designed for leaders responsible for the financial stability of rural hospitals or rural health care systems in Texas.
Cyclospora is generally transmitted when infected feces contaminates food or water.
At this time, no common source for the outbreak has been identified, and the reported cases do not indicate a widespread community outbreak.
The new college will house the new undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing as well as other health profession degrees.
Gov. Abbott and the Texas Legislature approved funding for the design and construction of the Texas Behavioral Health Center.
State leaders and pro-life groups are siding with 2-year-old Annelise Camp’s family, who are suing to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing her for brain death.
Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop proper emergency plans or properly respond to the flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors last year, the order states.
Recent rainfall can create standing water, which provides breeding areas for mosquitoes.
Texas has secured a settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital that compels the creation of the country’s first-ever Detransition Clinic.
Purdue filed bankruptcy in September 2019 following an investigation by a coalition of 55 states and territories and a 2018 lawsuit by Attorney General Paxton.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is kicking off its third annual Healthy Texan Week May 4-10 by highlighting resources that encourage Texans to embrace healthy living.
The rural campus builds on the Vashisht College of Medicine’s existing footprint across Texas, giving students interested in practicing rural medicine a dedicated location to hone those skills and support rural populations during their clinical years.
This is the second year for the grant-funded program which is run and organized by the TAMUK Health and Kinesiology department through a partnership with TAMUK Rec Sports.
A new approach aims to tailor telehealth to the realities of an older, rural population by offering a physical place with reliable connectivity and an on-site nurse.
The restrictions also apply to fruit, raisins and nuts that have been candied, crystalized, glazed or coated with chocolate, yogurt or caramel.
After securing these patients, the providers allegedly performed unnecessary and, in some cases, high-risk dental procedures, billing Texas Medicaid for services that were not medically justified.
Because brisket is a large cut of meat that often requires advance planning, food safety should start well before the meal is served.
The two-day camp is part of the TAMU–College of Medicine Rural Medicine K-12 Outreach Program.