A mosquito trap near Douglas Court in Arlington tested positive for West Nile, prompting targeted overnight spraying and reminders to drain standing water. Officials recommend repellents and limiting dusk/dawn exposure.

JPS Health Network’s draft 2027 budget confronts full beds, rising self‑pay cases and discharge barriers as leaders target shorter stays while a new hospital is built.

Temporary medical tents outside Medical City Frisco and Medical City Arlington will triage heat-related illness and minor injuries as World Cup visitors arrive.

A $100,000 donation from Las Vegas Sands is helping a Texas nonprofit train therapists and launch a hotline in a state with no dedicated treatment funding.

Mesquite announced overnight mosquito spraying after West Nile–positive samples were found; officials attached spray maps and urged residents to use repellent and drain standing water.

A Baker Institute brief finds individual health-plan premiums at Texas universities vary from about $8,095 to $15,742 and family plans from $23,037 to $48,636, with market structure cited as a driver.

A CDC analysis of the 2025 West Texas measles outbreak found nearly one in five confirmed cases needed hospital care, and most hospitalized patients were unvaccinated children.

A Fort Worth veteran says TRICARE approvals were reversed after TriWest took over the West Region, leaving patients with unpaid bills and delayed care.

State regulators want to ban at‑home injections of ketamine and require clinics to register and meet safety standards, prompting industry pushback over access and cost.

The 2025 Dallas County CHNA exposes a more-than-17-year life‑expectancy gap, falling kindergarten MMR rates and a high HIV burden concentrated in vulnerable neighborhoods.

The Pearl Women’s Center opened April 8 at Medical City Arlington, offering OB/GYN, behavioral health and weight‑management care to both insured and uninsured patients.

Fort Worth will hold current fluoride dosing while federal agencies review toxicity and science. The city remains aligned with the CDC's 0.7 mg/L recommendation for now.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is nearing American Burn Association verification. A pending Medical Control Advisory Board vote could let EMS route severe burn patients to the hospital instead of sending them out of Tarrant County.