Austin Group Raises $1M-Plus To Fight Cancer

Flatwater Foundation surpassed its goal with 'Dam That Cancer' event that drew 200 participants paddling through a 21-mile course.

The Authoritarian Culture & Legacy of Austin, Texas

How the past perpetuates the modern day HOMELESS scheme

Sendero Health Plans Taps Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Robert Allison, formerly with National Institutes of Health, appointed as health system implements strategic plan toward profitability.

In The Room With TEXAS SENATOR KIRK WATSON

On Austin’s Homeless Agencies Short Falls And Perspective

Central Health Announces Key Moves In Austin

Dell Medical School Residency Program and longtime downtown health clinic have been moved to other locations, officials said.

Wanderlust Yoga Offers Free Classes Amid SXSW Madness

SXSW is fun, but hundreds of thousands of visitors, closed streets and added congestion can be stress-inducing. It's a good time for yoga.

Texas Academics Join Federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Cttee

Committee will help develop new national nutrition guidelines to be released next year.

Knit-Cap-Wearing Austin Newborns Are Healthy Living Ambassadors

Babies born at St. David's HealthCare this month receive caps made from volunteers meant to bring awareness to healthy living.

Open Letter Regarding City Homeless Services

You are invited to join the conversation.

Man escapes death when neighbor performs life-saving CPR

Sudden cardiac arrest: Save a life with CPR

Depressed during the holidays? You're not alone.

Tips to manage depression this holiday season

200-Plus Chronically Ill Patients Sign Up For Private Insurance

Move aimed at financial stability to Central Health’s nonprofit health insurance company transfers people from medical access program.

What should you know about Critical Illness Insurance?

Critical illness insurance provides coverage for medical treatment of critical ailments such as cancer, kidney failure, paralysis, a stroke

2/3 Of Texas Low-Income Women Don't Get Preferred Contraception

At initial postpartum visit, 8% left with less preferred method and 58% with none at all, leading to unintended pregnancy risk, study found.

Marching Toward A Cure Is Nothing New For Austin-Based EDAP

Running team HIFU Fighters ran for a good cause recently in promoting prostate cancer awareness during recent run/walk.

The Trail Foundation receives $1.1 million gift

Corgan Canopy Fund to greatly impact TTF’s ability to improve the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake.

Westlake dentist Dr. Michael C. Bell voted Austin's Best Dentist

Celebrating his 40th year of practice, Dr. Michael Bell won the Austin American-Statesman's 2018 'Best of the Best' Award for Best Dentist

Austin's Homeless Services Reform

Revisiting the basic principle of our humanities and economic investment

The Trail Foundation installs new benches on Boardwalk

Boardwalk Benches available for adoption to honor a loved one, create a space for rest and relaxation, and help support Trail projects.

Early detection of ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Football concussion risks

Warning signs and dangers

Belmont Village Lakeway residents undergo Aging Games training

Belmont Village Lakeway staff experiences what it's like to live life in the body of an older adult with innovative "Aging Games" training.

Measles: What to know

Protect your child against measles

Lunch Time Success for the New School Year

Create nutritious and delicious school lunches

Back to School Check-Ups: Q&A

Make sure kids have a healthy school year

Conditions For Texas Measles Outbreak This School Year Feared

Led by long-discredited studies, increasing number of parents opting not to vaccinate their kids is making conditions ripe for infection.

Rat Lungworm Cases Reported In Texas

Your home garden could be a hotbed for these disgusting organisms that thrive inside vermin until being excreted into common areas.

Austin Officials See Success With Opioid Treatment Option

Community Care Collaborative funds addiction treatment program with 70.8 percent success rate among Travis County participants.

Camp Gladiator Plans Austin Stadium Takeover For Free Workout

Award-winning outdoor group fitness company to host fitness public events in August at world-class stadiums in 14 cities across the U.S.

Skin cancer awareness can save your life

Reduce your risk, know the signs and get screened

Seton Launches New Online Scheduling Advertising Campaign

Online scheduling allows for last-minute appointments, decreases appointment cancellations and offers same-day scheduling

St. David’s HealthCare Program Aims To Lessen Opioids Dependence

Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program is a research-based, multidisciplinary approach which improves the surgical and postoperative recovery.

UnitedHealthcare Donates Hasbro's NERF ENERGY Game Kits

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area learn about "exergaming" through limited-release game

Texas Is Fatter Than 42 Other States

New report ranked nation's most and least obese states. See how Texas fared.

Here Are The Safest Hospitals In Texas

Nonprofit group Leapfrog has released its hospital safety grades. See how your local hospital fared.

Travis County Flu Fatalities Rise To 34

Rising presence of B strain against a less effective vaccination has helped exacerbate deadliest flu season in more than ten years.

Xiang Yun Temple Hosting Free Morning Tea and Peace Program

90-minute event promises to help participants learn the daily practice of peace and relaxation.

Health & Wellness Events Scheduled Throughout Austin

From sound meditation to a panel on women's health, there are many FREE events and seminars being held throughout the city this week.

ICYMI: They're Cute, But Giving Baby Bunnies, Chicks, Ducks For Easter Not Advisable

Animals associated with the season are adorable to be sure but a hotbed of disease and hard to care for, spawning a "chocolate" movement.

New Rankings Show Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in Texas

Collin, Denton, Hartley, Travis and Williamson emerge as healthiest counties while Baylor, Brooks, Duval among those in poorest health.