Posted 2:11 PM 1/9/2026 by TERRI LANGFORD | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Like many internationally trained physicians in the United States, it took years before Duncanville surgeon Anil Tibrewal could call Texas home.

Fifteen years of medical training to be exact. While the U.S. usually requires international medical graduates to complete a second medical (More)

Posted 4:53 PM 1/8/2026 by GABBY BIRENBAUM | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

The U.S. House passed a three-year extension of expired Affordable Care Act subsidies on Thursday, with a band of 17 Republicans — including Rep. Monica De La Cruz of Edinburg — joining with the chamber’s (More)

Posted 1:24 PM 1/6/2026 by BILL BARROW Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on health care insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.

"You have to be a little flexible" on the Hyde Amendment (More)

Posted 4:47 PM 1/5/2026 by ALI SWENSON and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — a move that leading medical groups said would undermine protections against a half-dozen diseases.

The change is effective immediately, meaning that (More)