A Bedford resident was diagnosed with West Nile virus, according to a press release. This is the city’s first case of the year.

Health officials have not confirmed a new case in the affected counties in more than 42 days, passing the threshold used to declare measles outbreaks over. The last outbreak-related case in Texas was on July 1, according to state data.

The study suggests excessive cellphone use and infrequent physical activity may lead to risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and insulin resistance.

The Bridge is celebrating moving 20 of its long-term guests into stable housing. Khristina Simpson, 66, said after two years spent in hotels, shelters and her car, she's grateful for her own space.

Texas lawmakers banned cell phones in schools to reduce classroom distractions. A North Texas behavioral health specialist discusses whether the idea can work.

Nimbus, the new COVID-19 variant, has caused an uptick in cases, while federal funding cuts have forced Dallas County to lay off staff and hold fewer vaccination clinics.

A North Texas infectious disease specialist discusses the "NIMBUS" variant behind many of the COVID-19 cases in the current summer surge in Texas and other states.

The British Journal of Sports Medicine compared studies of people who did not exercise and those just starting. A North Texas expert explains how and what kind of exercise can have this impact.

Across the 18 states that have banned or tightly restricted abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, questions have persisted over when doctors can perform abortions in medical emergencies.

Recent lab data indicate higher tick activity this season in Texas than in years past. The director of UNTHSC’s tick-borne disease lab tells how to guard against bites.

The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.

A county clerk in New York on Monday again refused to file a more than $100,000 civil judgment from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a Dallas-area woman.