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.

A federal judge found Leapfrog’s grading method unfair and ordered the nonprofit to remove safety grades for five Tenet hospitals and notify licensees.

A Fort Worth middle school closed after a norovirus surge as doctors warn flu is also circulating; simple steps can help protect families.

Medical City Children's Hospital unveiled a 33,000-square-foot, $48M pediatric cardiac ICU that adds 25 congenital-heart beds.

One year after a pilot began, Dallas Fire‑Rescue says field transfusions have helped dozens survive. The department is expanding so blood can reach patients across the city within minutes.

TPWD says HPAI is circulating in wild birds near Amarillo and Lubbock; officials urge residents to avoid sick or dead birds and protect pets and backyard flocks.

A Texans Care for Children review found lawmakers implemented just 8 of 31 children's behavioral-health recommendations, leaving the YES waiver and crisis services strained.

Three measles cases were confirmed this month in a Rockwall County household; exposed family members are under a 21‑day observation and officials urge MMR vaccination.