New findings highlight the Houston neighborhoods that are most at risk for cancer-causing particles
| November 21, 2025
The TCEQ has carefully followed a series of air-quality monitors for the past few years, and one pollutant has made itself more known than others: PM2.5, a cancer-causing particle that can easily lodge itself into residents’ lungs.
New Harris County worksite policy aims to prevent injuries, fatalities on construction sites
| November 18, 2025
Approved by Harris County commissioners at a Nov. 13 court meeting, the Worksite Safety Policy will now mandate 15-minute water breaks every two hours when the temperature is 90 degrees or higher. So far in 2025, Houston experienced 134 days where the temperature was at least 90 degrees.
I’m a Texan. But I don’t know if I can be a Texas OB-GYN
| November 14, 2025
ABORTION | HEALTH | health care | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | maternal healthcare | TEXAS | women's health
'I worry that I won’t be able to provide certain types of care because of the laws. I worry about the moral distress I’ll feel if I’m unable to act in particular cases—like when a woman might need a termination, and the law says that you can’t do one. On the other hand, there is value in having a doctor who understands the culture.'
TX walk to bring attention to substance-use disorders
| November 13, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | FAMILY | HEALTH | LIFESTYLE | mental health | shatterproof | shatterproof walks | substance abuse
Drug poisoning deaths have increased by 75% in Texas over the last five years. In hopes of ending the stigma surrounding substance-use disorders, hundreds of people are expected to gather in Dallas Saturday for a walk sponsored by the nonprofit Shatterproof. The Shatterproof Walk to End Addiction Stigma will bring together advocates, families and those in recovery who want to see addictions addressed with more compassion.
New lung cancer report shows Texas below average in treatment, early diagnosis especially in Black communities
| November 12, 2025
Community | diversity | EQUALITY | HEALTH | health care | health insurance | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | TEXAS
The State of Lung Cancer 2025 found that Black individuals in Texas are the least likely racial group to receive surgical treatment. While the rate of Black people in Texas who are diagnosed with cancer is similar to the national average, the five-year survival rate and the treatment rate are both vastly different from the national average and the rates of white individuals.