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As waves of omicron and its extremely contagious subvariants burn through previously uninfected populations, it has become clear that people with mild or asymptomatic cases aren’t immune from long COVID. Host Bonnie Petrie talked to Dr. Monica Verduzco Gutierrez, professor and distinguished chair of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, to learn what we know about post-COVID syndrome and what we need to do to prepare for the decades of disability that may remain long after the pandemic is in the rear view.
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The state’s high court allowed the investigations to continue but said the Texas Department of Family Protective Services is not bound by Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton’s orders. -
A leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court last week shows the conservative majority may be poised to strike down Roe v. Wade — the case that made abortions legal in America almost 50 years ago.
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The average out-of-stock rate for baby formula at retailers across the country was 43% during the first week of May, according to the firm Datasembly.
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Medical professionals face tough quandaries when treating patients who have a miscarriage, a scenario that could soon play out around the country if abortion restrictions tighten.
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Bexar County commissioners last week created a new county agency to get local residents in better health and better prepared for the next pandemic.
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Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's first breath.
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Since Monday’s leak of a draft order from the Supreme Court’s reported decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, an Austin-based reproductive care and education agency reported more than 700 requests for emergency contraception kits.
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Texas already bans sending medication to induce abortion through the mail, but it's difficult to enforce. Will the legislature seek to further limit the medication's use by targeting those who take it?
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Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said if Roe v. Wade is overturned, leading to an almost total ban of abortion in Texas, nothing will change at his office. Gonzales said he will not prosecute anyone involved in an abortion.
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Texas is one of more than a dozen conservative-led states that have previously passed so-called trigger laws designed to end abortion access for nearly all residents if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
