Mia Goldstein
/
Istockphoto/Getty images
The child died of his injuries on Monday night. His babysitter was arrested and charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury, a first-degree felony. In a statement, investigators later charged her with 'injury to a child — reckless bodily injury, a state jail felony, and endangering a child, imminent danger — causing bodily injury, a second-degree felony.'
-
The Texas near-total abortion ban continues to reveal its unintended consequences that are making childbirth in the state less safe and increasing the rates of infant and maternal mortality. -
There have been nine such homicides so far this year, compared to four in all of last year, and they represent more than half of all homicides in unincorporated areas. -
In a national survey, less than 20% of U.S. adults were concerned about respiratory viruses or interested in getting shots. A North Texas infectious diseases specialist talks about why. -
Ozone pollution will be high enough to recommend people with asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis to stay indoors. Young children and older adults could be affected too. -
Previous studies say coffee has health benefits. New results suggest it may help people who suffer from two cardiac risk factors at a time. -
The American overdose crisis has reached record-breaking levels; preventable overdoses are now responsible for more annual deaths than traffic accidents, suicide, or gun violence. Fentanyl—the cheap synthetic opioid—remains poorly understood by policymakers and the public. We separate the facts from the fiction surrounding fentanyl. -
Texas officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people, most of them children. A ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of records shows that these mistakes and others were preventable. -
The degenerative brain disease can only be diagnosed after death. But hundreds of retired players reported symptoms linked to CTE, like depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts. -
A coalition of legislators asked two government agencies to warn consumers when corn masa products — like corn tortillas — are not fortified with folic acid, a B vitamin that can help prevent birth defects. -
Events were held in San Antonio and around the world to remind people to try to make their communities a little greener and healthier.
