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With federal cuts, Austin could be 'underprepared' for significant measles outbreak
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As federal grants are eliminated and pandemic-related public health efforts are deemphasized by the Trump administration, Austin Public Health (APH) says it's losing capacity and staff...
Austin woman, KXAN Remarkable Women winner honored on Texas House floor
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Thursday, Austin resident - and the winner of KXAN's Remarkable Women contest for 2025 - Jeanette Valdez Duran was recognized with a resolution on the...
Bill Gates Will Close Gates Foundation by 2045, Give Fortune to Global Health
So far, 2025 has been a terrible year for global health. The Trump Administration is slashing funding to a number of international programs; closing down USAID, the government’s major...
Pflugerville ISD to offer free summer meals for children
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Pflugerville ISD said it would offer open breakfast and lunches to children this summer. The summer meals program is available to any child under the age...
Getting to the Longhorns baseball game through MLK & I-35 construction zone
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Longhorns baseball team is hoping for a sweep this week as they take on Florida, but fans may strike out on their drive to and...
Dr. Eric Topol: What The Future of Aging Looks Like
Meet my patient Mrs. L. R. She’s 98 years young and has never suffered a day of serious illness in her long life. She was referred to me by...
How We Chose the 2025 TIME100 Most Influential People in Health
A surprising sentence post-2020: This year is unlike any other in the history of global health. With the confirmation of anti-establishment leaders Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Marty Makary,...
No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more...
Austin ranked No. 1 BBQ city in the US by Yelp
AUSTIN (KXAN)-- Austin is known for its smorgasbord of food scenery, but one that tops all is its legendary barbecue joints- and Yelp confirms it. Recently, Yelp rolled out...
Keeping Dobie Middle School open could cost teachers their jobs
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Showing support for teachers and their principal, students at Dobie Middle School staged a walkout Wednesday airing their frustration over the future of the school. In...
