DBJ to shine spotlight on burgeoning life science sector, $5 billion pediatric hospital campus

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 8/25 1:30A Will Anderson

Health care is a huge part of the Dallas-Fort Worth economy, but it's a sector being buffeted by major changes. That's why DBJ is hosting the Future of Healthcare event on Sept. 24 at SMU. Get the details in this story.

Domestic violence cases against men are on the rise

Spectrum Local News Health 8/20 9:54A Valencia Jones

Advocates say too many male victims of domestic violence are afraid to speak out about their abuse.

Texas health officials declare end of measles outbreak

Spectrum Local News Health 8/18 5:50A Katharine Finnerty

Ninety-nine people were hospitalized, and two school-aged children died in the measles outbreak that began in late winter.

Advocates worry drug overdoses will rise due to federal cuts

Spectrum Local News Health 8/12 4:15A Geraldine Torrellas

Overdose deaths declined between 2023 to 2024 and advocates attribute this to naloxone distribution.

Tips for easing back to school anxiety in kids

Spectrum Local News Health 8/10 7:32A Nicole Clark, PhD

For many kids, going back to school triggers anxiety and even depression. But for parents, there are strategies to help your kids adjust.

New clinic opens in North Texas community considered a health care desert

Spectrum Local News Health 8/6 5:32A Valencia Jones

A 2024 Tarleton University study shows over 75% of Texas counties lack adequate access to medical specialists.

Dallas County reports 1st heat-related death of 2025

Spectrum Local News Health 7/25 8:39A Katharine Finnerty

Dallas County Health and Human Services on Thursday said the person who died was a man in his 60s with unknown pre-existing medical conditions.

Focus on first responders' mental health grows as death toll rises in flood-ravaged Texas

Spectrum Local News Health 7/9 6:00A Associated Press

“We process it the best we can,” Lt. Colonel Ben Baker of the Texas Game Wardens said after taking a deep breath.

Fort Worth co. buys 5 Texas nursing homes

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/3 1:56A Sydney Asher

Creative Solutions for Healthcare, a healthcare operator that focuses on senior living facilities, is brining "significant upgrades" to five senior living facilities across Texas -- including replacing all 475 resident mattresses, ending existing...

Businesses in budding Texas THC sector applaud Abbott's move to regulate, not ban products

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/23 11:38A Sahar Chmais

A ban on such hemp-derived THC products would have sunk an industry that, according to one estiate, employs more than 53,000 workers in Texas and generated $4.3 billion in retail revenue in 2025, according to data by Whitney Economics. Instead,...