A Texas mother of two, Kate Cox, has filed an emergency lawsuit against Texas’ abortion bans due to the risk they pose to her health and future fertility. Cox is carrying a pregnancy with a lethal fetal diagnosis and has been denied the safest form of abortion care for her situation, a dilation and evacuation […]
Healthcare to Offer Safes & Lockboxes in Innovative Bill Proposal
Reps. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) have proposed a bill that would assist healthcare providers in purchasing and distributing “lethal means safety” supplies such as lockboxes or safes to prevent child overdose or suicide. The supplies would help parents store opioids and other dangerous materials safely. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-
Texas shooting spree: Gunman’s parents among 6 dead in attacks, sheriff says
Shane James, a 34-year-old Texas man, has been charged with two counts of capital murder after killing six people, including his parents, and injuring two police officers in a series of attacks from San Antonio to Austin. James, a former US Army infantry officer with a history of mental health problems, had previously been arrested […]
Suspect in Custody After Shootings in Austin and San Antonio
A suspect has been charged with capital murder by the Austin, Texas police following a string of shootings that left four people dead. The shootings occurred around the city and the suspect, a male in his 30s not yet identified, may also be connected to two additional deaths in the San Antonio area. Among the […]
Texas shootings: Suspect in custody after 6 killed and 3 injured in a series of homicides and shootings in Austin and Bexar County
A male suspect was arrested after a series of shootings in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, which resulted in six fatalities and three injuries. The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed, has been charged with capital murder, with additional charges pending. The victims include two people in Bexar County, an Austin Independent School Distric
Texas woman files emergency lawsuit to terminate her non-viable pregnancy | Texas
A woman in Texas has filed an emergency lawsuit seeking permission to terminate her non-viable pregnancy. The woman, Kate Cox, is 20 weeks pregnant and her baby has trisomy 18, a fatal chromosomal condition. Due to Texas’s abortion bans, Cox has been unable to get an abortion, despite her doctors advising her that continuing the […]
2024 AHCJ International Health Study Fellowships Winners Announced
The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded the 2024 International Health Study Fellowships to four journalists: Ariel Cohen, Avery Martinez, Eleanor Klibanoff, and Usha Lee McFarling. The fellowship allows them to pursue a story or project comparing a particular aspect of the U.S. health care system to that of a European country. The fe
Robots help fill orders at Walmart distribution center in Katy
Walmart has converted an old store into a new facility on Market Place Drive where robots work in collaboration with humans to fulfill online orders. After an online order is placed, robots retrieve the items and deliver them to a Walmart associate for final checks and delivery preparation. The Walmart Robotics system operator claimed that [&hellip
Chase suspect and woman he hit killed in wreck on Hardy Toll Road, Pct. 4 says
Two people, including a 56-year-old woman named Tara Denise Taylor and an unidentified chase suspect, died in a wrong-way crash on the Hardy Toll Road in Harris County, Texas. The chase began over a stolen vehicle on Louetta Road and continued into the Hardy Toll Road. The driver, despite having a flat tire, refused to […]
Trinity Episcopal Church to host holiday-themed drag show in Houston Tuesday – Houston Public Media
Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston will host a Christmas-themed drag show to support the Montrose Center, a community center that primarily offers aid to LGBTQ+ individuals. The event, titled “Drag Me to Church,” will be held at Kiki’s Bar and is the first of its kind for the church. Trinity Episcopal Church has been a […]