
Evan MacDonald
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Health and medical reporter for @houstonchron. News tips: [email protected]
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The Texas measles outbreak grew by four cases on Tuesday, including the first near San Antonio. Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

NEW: Texas measles outbreak expands to new West Texas county as cases grow to 729 Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

NEW: What could RFK Jr.s' purge of the CDC's vaccine advisory commitee mean for vaccine access in Texas? Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

NEW: UTMB lost $19 million in NIH research grants after Trump administration cuts Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

'I want to live’: A Houston patient is the first in the United States to receive a fully robotic heart transplant, at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. New from Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

A new analysis ranks Texas worst in the nation for health care access and affordability, with the worst rates of uninsured adults and children. New Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

Harris County reported its first West Nile virus case of 2025. Here's what to know Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

NEW: Memorial Hermann closing University Place senior living and nursing center, laying off 83 employees Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

Health care is Houston's fastest-growing industry. Will it become the region's largest employer? New from Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

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 Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

University of Texas System regents on Monday named a Virginia doctor as the sole finalist for the UTHealth Houston presidency. New from Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

NEW: Texas' largest measles outbreak in decades has subsided, but experts say state remains vulnerable Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

ICYMI: What the 'big, beautiful bill' means for health coverage, hospitals and Medicaid in Texas Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

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 Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

NEW: Memorial Hermann buys 40 acres near Houston, paving way for future suburban growth Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

As ICE gains access to Medicaid data, some worry immigrants will be hesitant to seek health care when they need it. Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

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 Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…


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. Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

Exclusive: UTHealth Houston is laying off dozens during hiring freeze, citing ‘financial headwinds.' With Julian Gill via Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com/health/article…