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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…

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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…

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'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…

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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…

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

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

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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…

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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…

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

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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A UTMB vaccine project willl be "restructured" as part of $500 million in mRNA cuts announced by RFK Jr. houstonchronicle.com/health/article…

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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…

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