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Health and medical reporter for @houstonchron. News tips: [email protected]
Houston, TX
Joined September 2013
Harris Health says an ex-employee improperly accessed and leaked 5,000 patients’ medical records. New from @HoustonChron
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Harris Health says a former employee accessed and leaked about 5,000 patients’ records between 2011 and 2021.
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ICYMI - Republican's claims about health care amid the government shutdown are false, experts say. @HoustonChron
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Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission have never been eligible for federally-funded health insurance, experts said.
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Millions of Americans could see the cost of their ACA health insurance premiums increase if Congress does not extend subsidies that expire at year's end, Houston hospital leaders said. New from @HoustonChron
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Houston hospital leaders are urging Congress to extend tax credits that have made ACA insurance plans more affordable for millions of Americans.
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We also highlighted the story of a Spring woman who spent years suffering from dementia-like symptoms until a brain scan revealed the real diagnosis. (3/4) https://t.co/PvjvFYH9j5
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How treatable conditions can be misdiagnosed, leading to years of frustration for patients.
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Just this month, we’ve covered important news on restrictions for updated COVID-19 vaccines and the new president of UTHealth Houston. (2/4) https://t.co/4hHz9h92kb
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Dr. Melina Kibbe was named in a letter of no confidence signed by more than 100 doctors and staffers at UVA Health.
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There’s been a lot happening in health and medicine lately, like federal policy changes and the end of the Texas measles outbreak. The Houston Chronicle has been covering that important news while also focusing on interesting stories we hope will appeal to readers. 🧵(1/4)
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The FDA approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday but limited who is eligible for them. Here's what to know. @HoustonChron
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The FDA approved three new COVID-19 vaccines, but limited who will be eligible to receive them, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
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Exclusive: UTHealth Houston is laying off dozens during hiring freeze, citing ‘financial headwinds.' With @JulianGi11 via @HoustonChron
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UTHealth Houston is laying off dozens, about 0.5% of staff, amid a hiring freeze and cost controls as it faces ‘financial headwinds.’
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Texas health officials declared an end to the state's measles outbreak on Monday after nearly seven months, 762 cases and the deaths of two young girls. @HoustonChron
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Health officials declared an end to the West Texas measles outbreak that sickened 762 people since late January.
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A UTMB vaccine project willl be "restructured" as part of $500 million in mRNA cuts announced by RFK Jr. https://t.co/2OMZY5SaFj
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Neither UTMB nor Moderna has confirmed the nature of the project included in the announcement, or how much funding is being lost.
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A Houston woman thought she had dementia. Then a doctor saw something new in a scan of her brain. How Houston Methodist doctors solved a medical mystery via @HoustonChron
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How treatable conditions can be misdiagnosed, leading to years of frustration for patients.
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As ICE gains access to Medicaid data, some worry immigrants will be hesitant to seek health care when they need it. @HoustonChron
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Civil rights group said the move is the latest in a series of actions and policy changes that could make immigrants wary of seeking health care when they need it.
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NEW: Memorial Hermann buys 40 acres near Houston, paving way for future suburban growth @HoustonChron
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The health system has not announced its plans for the land, located along U.S. 290 at James Muse Parkway in Waller County.
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Two of the Houston area's six Planned Parenthood clinics will close in the coming months, while the rest will be acquired by another Texas affiliate as part of a restructing. New from @HoustonChron
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Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is closing two clinics on Sept. 30 but said services will not be affected at four others in the Houston area.
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ICYMI: What the 'big, beautiful bill' means for health coverage, hospitals and Medicaid in Texas @HoustonChron
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Texas avoided some steeper Medicaid cuts, but hundreds of thousands of Texans are still projected to lose health coverage due to the new law.
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NEW: Texas' largest measles outbreak in decades has subsided, but experts say state remains vulnerable @HoustonChron
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Texas' largest measles outbreak in decades has subsided, but the state could see another in the future unless vaccination rates improve, experts say.
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University of Texas System regents on Monday named a Virginia doctor as the sole finalist for the UTHealth Houston presidency. New from @HoustonChron
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Dr. Melina Kibbe is currently chief health affairs officer at UVA Health and dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
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Dr. Hagop Kantarjian, the renowned cancer researcher and clinician, is stepping down as chair of MD Anderson's leukemia department after more than 30 years. New from @HoustonChron
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Renowned clinician and cancer researcher Dr. Hagop Kantarjian is stepping down as head of MD Anderson's leukemia department after more than 30 years.
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Health care is Houston's fastest-growing industry. Will it become the region's largest employer? New from @HoustonChron
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Health care employs more workers in the Houston area than any sector besides government, and could soon surpass it, data shows.
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