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https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1067x800.jpg.webp 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-395670 wp-post-image" alt="Harris County Jail" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/12155536/DJI_0036-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Healthcare</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/11/26/507239/houston-richmond-health-centers-receive-1-8-million-in-federal-post-incarceration-funding/" rel="bookmark">Houston-area health centers receive $1.8 million in federal post-incarceration funding</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kyle-mcclenagan/" title="Posts by Kyle McClenagan" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kyle McClenagan</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-26T15:17:43-06:00">November 26, 2024</time></span> · The federal Health Resources and Services Administration is providing funding to the Healthcare for the Homeless location in Houston as well as the Fort Bend Family Health Center in Richmond.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fort-bend-family-health-center/" rel="tag">Fort Bend Family Health Center</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/health-resources-and-services-administration/" rel="tag">Health Resources and Services Administration</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/healthcare-for-the-homeless/" rel="tag">Healthcare for the Homeless</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/u-s-department-of-health-and-human-services/" rel="tag">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-507153" class="card post-507153 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-abortion category-health-science category-healthcare category-local category-medicine-wellness category-news category-texas tag-houston-methodist tag-houston-methodist-sugar-land tag-miscarriages tag-texas-abortion-ban tag-texas-abortion-law tag-texas-abortions"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/11/26/507153/a-third-woman-died-under-texas-abortion-ban-as-doctors-reach-for-riskier-miscarriage-treatments/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-507172 wp-post-image" alt="Hope Porsha Ngumezi" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/26114718/PP-VillasanaAbortionDeathsTop-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Healthcare</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/11/26/507153/a-third-woman-died-under-texas-abortion-ban-as-doctors-reach-for-riskier-miscarriage-treatments/" rel="bookmark">A third woman died under Texas’ abortion ban as doctors reach for riskier miscarriage treatments</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kavitha-surana-propublica/" title="Posts by Kavitha Surana, ProPublica" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kavitha Surana, ProPublica</a> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/lizzie-presser-propublica/" title="Posts by Lizzie Presser, ProPublica" class="author url fn" rel="author">Lizzie Presser, ProPublica</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-26T12:52:59-06:00">November 26, 2024</time></span> · The case of Porsha Ngumezi, a 35-year-old woman from the Houston area, raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-methodist/" rel="tag">Houston Methodist</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-methodist-sugar-land/" rel="tag">Houston Methodist Sugar Land</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/miscarriages/" rel="tag">miscarriages</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-abortion-ban/" rel="tag">texas abortion ban</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-abortion-law/" rel="tag">Texas abortion law</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-abortions/" rel="tag">Texas abortions</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506991" class="card post-506991 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-science category-news category-texas tag-abortion-drugs-texas tag-house-bill-1339 tag-pat-curry"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/25/506991/texas-bill-would-reclassify-abortion-drugs-as-controlled-substances/"><img width="450" height="302" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/25111048/Mifeprex-REUTERS-450x302.webp" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-506995 wp-post-image" alt="Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at a clinic in New Mexico on Jan. 13, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/25111048/Mifeprex-REUTERS-450x302.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/25111048/Mifeprex-REUTERS-1000x670.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/25111048/Mifeprex-REUTERS.webp 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Health & Science</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/25/506991/texas-bill-would-reclassify-abortion-drugs-as-controlled-substances/" rel="bookmark">Texas bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/eleanor-klibanoff-the-texas-tribune/" title="Posts by ELEANOR KLIBANOFF, The Texas Tribune" class="author url fn" rel="author">ELEANOR KLIBANOFF, The Texas Tribune</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-25T11:14:30-06:00">November 25, 2024</time></span> · The bill is modeled after a Louisiana law that doctors say has created chaos for other gynecological issues best treated by these drugs.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/abortion-drugs-texas/" rel="tag">abortion drugs Texas</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/house-bill-1339/" rel="tag">House Bill 1339</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pat-curry/" rel="tag">Pat Curry</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506865" class="card post-506865 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fort-bend category-healthcare category-local category-news tag-accesshealth tag-fort-bend tag-fort-bend-county tag-healthcare tag-united-way-greater-houston"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/11/25/506865/fort-bend-based-healthcare-nonprofit-provides-care-for-underserved-communities/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-450x301.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-1000x668.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-1500x1002.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-1536x1026.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-2048x1368.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="301" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-450x301.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-506883 wp-post-image" alt="The entrance to the Richmond AccessHealth Clinic" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-450x301.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-1500x1002.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22105513/Richmond-Entrance-2-2048x1368.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Fort Bend</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/11/25/506865/fort-bend-based-healthcare-nonprofit-provides-care-for-underserved-communities/" rel="bookmark">Fort Bend-based nonprofit provides healthcare for underserved communities</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/natalie-weber/" title="Posts by Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-25T07:00:08-06:00">November 25, 2024</time></span> · AccessHealth operates six clinics, with five located in Fort Bend County and one in Waller County. The organization also operates 11 WIC centers,</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/accesshealth/" rel="tag">AccessHealth</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fort-bend/" rel="tag">fort bend</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/fort-bend-county/" rel="tag">Fort Bend County</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/healthcare/" rel="tag">healthcare</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/united-way-greater-houston/" rel="tag">united way greater houston</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506888" class="card post-506888 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-medicine-wellness category-news tag-bayland-park tag-gulfton tag-la-tiendita tag-pasadena tag-sharpstown tag-tejano-center-for-community-concerns"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/11/22/506888/la-tiendita-gulfton-now-open-for-free-food-assistance-nutrition-education-at-bayland-park/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-506946 wp-post-image" alt="La Tiendita Bayland Community Center" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/22160433/La-Tiendita-courtesy-from-Tejano-Center-for-Community-Concerns-Facebook.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Local</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/11/22/506888/la-tiendita-gulfton-now-open-for-free-food-assistance-nutrition-education-at-bayland-park/" rel="bookmark">‘La Tiendita’ Gulfton now open for free food assistance, nutrition education at Bayland Park</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/patricia-ortiz/" title="Posts by Patricia Ortiz" class="author url fn" rel="author">Patricia Ortiz</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-22T16:07:57-06:00">November 22, 2024</time></span> · The center aims to combat food insecurity and also will provide cooking demonstrations and other nutrition-related assistance in both English and Spanish for local residents.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/bayland-park/" rel="tag">Bayland Park</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/gulfton/" rel="tag">Gulfton</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/la-tiendita/" rel="tag">La Tiendita</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/pasadena/" rel="tag">pasadena</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/sharpstown/" rel="tag">sharpstown</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/tejano-center-for-community-concerns/" rel="tag">Tejano Center for Community Concerns</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506938" class="card post-506938 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-court category-healthcare category-houston category-local category-news tag-class-action-petition tag-elliott-gorog tag-health-matching-account-services tag-health-savings-accounts tag-southern-district-court-of-texas"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/11/22/506938/class-action-lawsuit-claims-houston-based-hma-services-took-millions-from-customers-broke-contract/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09182456/gavel-450x311.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09182456/gavel-768x530.jpg.webp 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09182456/gavel.jpg.webp 800w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="311" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09182456/gavel-450x311.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-266950 wp-post-image" alt="A gavel laying on top of a judge's bench." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09182456/gavel-450x311.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09182456/gavel-768x530.jpg 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09182456/gavel.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Court</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/11/22/506938/class-action-lawsuit-claims-houston-based-hma-services-took-millions-from-customers-broke-contract/" rel="bookmark">Class-action lawsuit filed against Houston-based Health Matching Account Services</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kyle-mcclenagan/" title="Posts by Kyle McClenagan" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kyle McClenagan</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-22T15:32:11-06:00">November 22, 2024</time></span> · The company is accused of operating under a business model that is allegedly only profitable when consumers fail to pay their monthly fees. The lawsuit seeks $50 million in damages.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/class-action-petition/" rel="tag">class action petition</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/elliott-gorog/" rel="tag">Elliott Gorog</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/health-matching-account-services/" rel="tag">Health Matching Account Services</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/health-savings-accounts/" rel="tag">health savings accounts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/southern-district-court-of-texas/" rel="tag">Southern District Court of Texas</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506701" class="card post-506701 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-science category-healthcare category-news tag-health tag-healthcare tag-texas-healthcare tag-texas-hospitals"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/11/21/506701/texas-hospitals-are-now-required-to-ask-for-patients-citizenship-heres-what-you-should-know/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21085728/Screenshot-967-450x302.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21085728/Screenshot-967-1000x671.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21085728/Screenshot-967.jpg.webp 1254w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="302" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21085728/Screenshot-967-450x302.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-506702 wp-post-image" alt="The emergency drop-off at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin on March 30, 2020. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21085728/Screenshot-967-450x302.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21085728/Screenshot-967-1000x671.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/21085728/Screenshot-967.jpg 1254w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Healthcare</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/11/21/506701/texas-hospitals-are-now-required-to-ask-for-patients-citizenship-heres-what-you-should-know/" rel="bookmark">Texas hospitals are now required to ask for patients’ citizenship. Here’s what you should know.</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/terri-langford-the-texas-tribune/" title="Posts by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune" class="author url fn" rel="author">Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-21T09:03:21-06:00">November 21, 2024</time></span> · The requirement is part of an executive order Gov. Greg Abbott issued this summer.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/health/" rel="tag">health</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/healthcare/" rel="tag">healthcare</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-healthcare/" rel="tag">Texas healthcare</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-hospitals/" rel="tag">texas hospitals</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506551" class="card post-506551 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-science category-healthcare category-houston category-local category-medicine-wellness category-national category-news category-politics tag-biden-administration tag-cancer-moonshot tag-cancer-research tag-md-anderson-cancer-center-houston tag-trump-adminstration"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/20/506551/whats-next-for-cancer-moonshot-leaders-gathered-in-houston-to-discuss/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19162939/Moonshot1-450x339.jpeg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19162939/Moonshot1.jpeg.webp 800w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="339" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19162939/Moonshot1-450x339.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-506561 wp-post-image" alt="Panelist talking about Cancer Moonshot" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19162939/Moonshot1-450x339.jpeg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/19162939/Moonshot1.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Health & Science</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/20/506551/whats-next-for-cancer-moonshot-leaders-gathered-in-houston-to-discuss/" rel="bookmark">What’s next for Cancer Moonshot? Leaders gathered in Houston to discuss</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/colleen-deguzman/" title="Posts by Colleen DeGuzman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Colleen DeGuzman</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-20T07:00:04-06:00">November 20, 2024</time></span> · Cancer Moonshot is a program the Biden Administration revived in 2022. It has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into cancer research. President-elect Donald Trump has not yet addressed the fate of the initiative during his second term in the White House. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/biden-administration/" rel="tag">Biden administration</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/cancer-moonshot/" rel="tag">Cancer Moonshot</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/cancer-research/" rel="tag">cancer research</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/md-anderson-cancer-center-houston/" rel="tag">MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/trump-adminstration/" rel="tag">Trump Adminstration</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506458" class="card post-506458 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-education-news category-health-science category-houston category-local category-nasa category-news category-space tag-artemis-program tag-johnson-space-center tag-nasa tag-texas-am-space-institute"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/nasa/space/2024/11/18/506458/texas-ams-new-houston-space-institute-to-pave-way-for-future-moon-mars-exploration/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-450x253.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-1000x563.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-1500x845.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-1536x865.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024.jpg.webp 2000w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="253" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-450x253.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-506459 wp-post-image" alt="exas A&M University Space Institute Director Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg plants a flag for the new institute during a groundbreaking ceremony." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-450x253.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-1500x845.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18164556/News-COE-SpaceInstitute-flag-15Nov2024.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Space</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/nasa/space/2024/11/18/506458/texas-ams-new-houston-space-institute-to-pave-way-for-future-moon-mars-exploration/" rel="bookmark">Texas A&M’s new Houston space institute to pave way for future moon, Mars exploration</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kyle-mcclenagan/" title="Posts by Kyle McClenagan" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kyle McClenagan</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-18T16:50:28-06:00">November 18, 2024</time></span> · Construction near NASA's Johnson Space Center is expected to begin in January with a projected completion date of October 2026.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/artemis-program/" rel="tag">Artemis Program</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/johnson-space-center/" rel="tag">Johnson Space Center</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/nasa/" rel="tag">nasa</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-am-space-institute/" rel="tag">Texas A&M Space Institute</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506436" class="card post-506436 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-science category-news category-politics category-texas tag-2025-texas-legislature tag-89th-legislative-session tag-alzheimers-disease tag-dementia tag-lieutenant-governor-dan-patrick tag-state-senator-joan-huffman tag-texas-constitutional-amendment"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/18/506436/patrick-announces-texas-moonshot-program-to-combat-dementia/"><img width="450" height="281" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18150104/17aeb310-dementia-lifestyle-emelpic-151024-450x281.webp" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-506442 wp-post-image" alt="17aeb310-dementia-lifestyle-emelpic-151024" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/18150104/17aeb310-dementia-lifestyle-emelpic-151024-450x281.webp 450w, 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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/andrew-schneider/" title="Posts by Andrew Schneider" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Schneider</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-18T15:05:32-06:00">November 18, 2024</time></span> · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick aims to pass legislation to create a new state-funded institute aimed at finding treatments, and possibly a cure, for illnesses such as Alzheimer’s Disease, vascular dementia and traumatic brain injuries. Alzheimer’s alone affects hundreds of thousands of Texans and costs the state $20 billion a year.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/2025-texas-legislature/" rel="tag">2025 Texas Legislature</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/89th-legislative-session/" rel="tag">89th Legislative Session</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/alzheimers-disease/" rel="tag">Alzheimer's Disease</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/dementia/" rel="tag">dementia</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/lieutenant-governor-dan-patrick/" rel="tag">Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/state-senator-joan-huffman/" rel="tag">State Senator Joan Huffman</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-constitutional-amendment/" rel="tag">Texas constitutional amendment</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-506431" class="card post-506431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-science category-healthcare category-medicine-wellness tag-breast-cancer tag-hendas-law tag-mammograms tag-uthealth-houston"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/18/506431/texas-rule-on-breast-cancer-exams-becomes-federal-law-a-step-toward-detecting-cancer-earlier/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23092450/breast_cancer_screening-450x303.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23092450/breast_cancer_screening-768x516.jpg.webp 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23092450/breast_cancer_screening.jpg.webp 800w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="303" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23092450/breast_cancer_screening-450x303.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-243997 wp-post-image" alt="Breast cancer screening played a major role in the decline of mortality rates." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23092450/breast_cancer_screening-450x303.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23092450/breast_cancer_screening-768x516.jpg 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23092450/breast_cancer_screening.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Health & Science</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/18/506431/texas-rule-on-breast-cancer-exams-becomes-federal-law-a-step-toward-detecting-cancer-earlier/" rel="bookmark">Texas rule on breast cancer exams becomes federal law, a step toward detecting cancer earlier</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/colleen-deguzman/" title="Posts by Colleen DeGuzman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Colleen DeGuzman</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-18T14:55:48-06:00">November 18, 2024</time></span> · Texas' rule on informing people who get mammograms on their breast density recently became a federal regulation. 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