What to know about the Texas Medical Center—aka the ‘Medical Mini-City’
| February 20, 2026
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Welcome to the Texas Medical Center, a sprawling campus in south-central Houston just south of the city’s Museum District and rated one of the top places to visit in this city. Composed of 61 medical institutions, the Medical Mini-City, as it’s often called, has the unique distinction of being both the largest medical center and the largest life science destination in the world.
Texas Tech medical school cancels talk on health, ethical considerations in late-pregnancy abortions
| February 18, 2026
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a scheduled talk by an OB-GYN who has provided abortion care later in pregnancy after opponents argued the discussion would be illegal on a public university campus, a claim abortion-rights advocates dispute.
It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?
| February 3, 2026
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Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage and becoming uninsured. But there are still ways to find care.
‘She likely died from a stroke’: Inside the chilling reality of Texas’s abortion laws
| January 21, 2026
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A Houston mom knew she needed to stay alive for her teenage son. But not one of 90 doctors she saw was willing to save her life by ending her dangerous pregnancy.
Study: TX teens most affected by state abortion ban
| December 16, 2025
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Texans younger than 18 years old are impacted the most by the state’s abortion ban, according to a research paper published in the American Journal of Public Health.