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The Broader Impact Of The Texas Mifepristone Case

The Broader Impact Of The Texas Mifepristone Case

Last week, news arrived that a potential ruling in a case about access to medication abortion would be delayed for two weeks. The headlines about the potential disruption to healthcare that could face forty million Americans are bleak (and maybe even jumping the gun),...

Texas Braces for New COVID Surge

Texas Braces for New COVID Surge

In what has become a habitual story over the past two and half years, health-conscious Texans must once again prepare themselves for a surge in COVID-19 cases caused by a contagious new variant that is quickly spreading across the state and country. The BA.5 variant...

Monkeypox: Worth Worrying About?

Monkeypox: Worth Worrying About?

The COVID-19 pandemic has made Americans hyper-aware to the risks and consequences of not taking developing pathogens seriously, so the concerning appearance of the monkeypox virus outside its usual confines in Central and West Africa has understandably commanded a...

Paxton v. Biden: Vaccine Edition

Paxton v. Biden: Vaccine Edition

Ken Paxton has made no secret over his glee of suing the Biden administration over everything from immigration to LGBTQ workplace protections. But his latest batch of lawsuits all concern one thing: the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. After President Biden first announced a...