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The price Americans pay at the pharmacy can bear little resemblance to what a drugmaker ultimately receives. Between those amounts lies a complicated system of rebates, fees and insurance rules that can leave sick patients paying disproportionately high costs.
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San Antonio’s largest hospital system will expand its Westover Hills hospital as the system’s CEO Dan Miller exits for a new job.
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This is the first installment of "Powerless," a series from Public Health Watch examining how rising temperatures and skyrocketing electricity costs are placing Texans in danger.
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Track confirmed New World screwworm infestations in Texas and learn what the flesh-eating parasite is, which animals are at risk, how it spreads, what symptoms to watch for and what officials are doing to contain the outbreak.
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Most have some protection through antibodies from past infection and vaccination. Still, here’s what to know to protect yourself.
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A massive outbreak of foodborne illness linked to imported lettuce is intensifying questions about whether federal staffing cuts and weakened surveillance have left the United States less prepared to detect and contain contaminated food.
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President Trump signed an executive order earlier this month to limit the vaccine schedule to 11 immunizations. Trump directed officials to review the timing and sequencing of vaccinations. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), heavily criticized the decision, warning that it lacks scientific backing, creates unnecessary hurdles for parents, and leaves children vulnerable to preventable diseases.
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From jalapeños to lettuce, recent guidances have some shoppers questioning what is or isn’t safe.
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The study covered cases from 2016 to 2024. The CDC did not identify a cause. A North Texas OB-GYN offers possible ideas and discusses risk factors and treatment.
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Ragweed is one of the city’s worst allergy triggers, along with cedar pollen, which blows in from the Hill Country by mid-December.
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A San Antonio dog has tested positive for rabies after killing a skunk, the first confirmed case in a pet dog in Bexar County in more than a decade.