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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.
SNAP recipients can no longer buy candy or sweetened drinks with their Lone Star Cards in Texas starting April 1, 2026.
The grant will help fund a program that both connects with the rural community and help students earn valuable experience.
The investigation comes as children across the state are expelled from pediatric practices and denied medical care based on their vaccination status.
Human trafficking is a crime that involves sexual exploitation or forced labor. It can happen to anyone, regardless of age, sex or background.
Texas will get the biggest portion of the first rollout of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, which was created in tandem with legislation slashing Medicaid funding.
As a result, Texas patients experience diminished quality of health care due to their preferred physicians receiving incomplete or out-of-date patient health records.
HHSC oversees the Rural Mental Health Initiative Grant Program to support counties with a population of less than 250,000.
The Red Cord Initiative is a community-based program dedicated to supporting adults experiencing labor and/or sex trafficking and other forms of commercial sexual exploitation.
Each year, FSIS food safety specialists answer thousands of questions on the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline, many of them about planning ahead.
About 1 million Texans with ACA health plans are over the age of 45, and many of them will pay monthly premiums that are more than $1,000.
After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued last year, Dr. May Lau said she is moving to Oregon and doesn't need a Texas license anymore.