Texans with ADHD still struggling to get medications after months of drug shortages

Spectrum Local News Health 1/25 11:44P Jamil Donith

Manufacturers of Adderall and generics say supply issues and increased demand are the cause of prolonged delays in drug availability.

New Texas overdose tracker app fills gaps in state data and response

Spectrum Local News Health 1/25 12:30P Jamil Donith

UT Austin’s TxCOPE allows outreach groups and communities who deal with a majority of cases without authorities to report overdoses.

Proposed Breakthrough Therapies Act could make psychedelics more accessible, but experts advise...

Spectrum Local News Health 1/25 12:00A Sam Knef

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is proposing legislation that would expand access to some psychedelic substances for medical purposes.

Athletic trainers are prepared to save lives on the field

Spectrum Local News Health 1/21 3:22P Amber Hughes

Demar Hamlin's cardiac arrest forced the world to reconsider the dangers of football.

Central Texas woman’s selflessness sparks conversation on organ donation

Spectrum Local News Health 1/20 1:40P Dylan Scott

In 2021, 557 people in the state died waiting for a necessary organ.

Veterans in suicidal crisis eligible for free emergency mental health care

Spectrum Local News Health 1/17 10:38A Cassie Semyon

For the first time, veterans experiencing a suicidal crisis will receive no-cost emergency care at Veterans’ Affairs and non-VA facilities.

Lawmakers recommend against future mask, vaccine mandates

Spectrum Local News Health 1/12 4:18P Charlotte Scott

Both prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

A million Texans are on the brink of losing health care coverage

Spectrum Local News Health 1/9 10:11A Kimberly Reeves

Texans must re-qualify for Medicaid by April 1, or risk losing health care coverage altogether.

Texas DSHS launches wildlife vaccine program to combat rabies

Spectrum Local News Health 1/6 1:24A Sunny Tsai

Flights begin Jan. 10 from Edinburg.

Rural Texas hospitals at risk of closing

Spectrum Local News Health 1/4 12:29P JJ Maldonado

Rural Texas hospitals at risk of closing

Paramedic speaks on importance of sideline medical teams after Hamlin collapse

Spectrum Local News Health 1/3 11:50A Wendy Wright

One paramedic spoke about the emergency medical response on the field when Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin collapsed Monday night.

Doctors stress the importance of heart screenings

Spectrum Local News Health 1/3 11:30A Spectrum News Staff

Doctors stress the importance of heart screenings

Maternal morbidity rates on the rise in Texas, especially for Black women

Spectrum Local News Health 12/23 5:00A Jamil Donith

A Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee report shows pregnancy-related deaths in Black women are more than double than white women

Dr. Fauci, pandemic voice and acclaimed researcher, ends half a century of public service

Spectrum Local News Health 12/19 9:20A Julia Benbrook

"I gave it all I got for many decades," said Dr. Fauci, whose legacy includes the U.S. response to the AIDS epidemic.

Texas begins construction of new Dallas psychiatric hospital

Spectrum Local News Health 12/7 5:00A Antoinette Odom

The state’s plan is to increase inpatient psychiatric beds, and this new facility will make that achievable.