Health

In April, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center hosted a tour of a clinic built in a retrofitted shipping container in Burton, Texas. It’s the latest collaboration in an ongoing effort to bring community-run clinics to rural areas, where access is harder to achieve.

The head of the oldest and largest cattle association in Texas said there is "no need to panic" over a screwworm outbreak in the state. Texas Public Radio's Brian Kirkpatrick reports on screwworm response. With summer here and more people spending time outside, Lubbock Public Health is warning residents about the West Nile virus. Our new student reporter Gabrielle De La Cruz has more on symptoms and prevention. Residents are encouraged to report mosquito breeding areas through Lubbock Vector Control.

A Texas court has given Texas Tech University quarterback Brendan Sorsby temporary permission to play in the 2026 football season. Sorsby will be allowed to practice with the team, but the judge ruled he will not play the first two games of Tech’s season. This injunction does not settle Sorsby’s lawsuit against the NCAA. Federal and state officials are taking an active and response to New World Screwworm detections now confirmed across South and West Texas.

There is at least one confirmed case found in South Texas. What can you do to protect your pets?

The detection marks the first U.S. case of New World screwworm since the parasite was eradicated in the 1960s.

On Monday, state Rep. Don McLaughlin said the parasitic fly that threatens the state’s cattle industry was 1 mile away. U.S. officials said that was not yet true.

A new CDC report on the 2025 West Texas measles outbreak reveals that 90% of those hospitalized in the first two months were children, and four of the five hospitalized adults were pregnant.

From a West Texas measles outbreak to rising vaccine exemptions statewide, families of immunocompromised children depend on herd immunity, which is slowly eroding.

Ticks are emerging earlier and staying active for longer. Experts in the central U.S. advise people to take precautions when spending time outside in wooded or grassy areas.

Voting is typically associated with politics and civil engagement, but a new study finds evidence that voting helps older people live longer.