| Welcome to Trib+Health, a health care news wrap-up and analysis prepared every other week by The Texas Tribune and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Keep up to date with UT Southwestern through its Twitter or Facebook accounts. |
| Vol: 2 Issue: 7: |
 | by Alexa Ura A Texas-based Planned Parenthood affiliate on Thursday moved to join a federal lawsuit filed in California against the anti-abortion group behind undercover videos of the organization’s clinics. |
 | by Edgar Walters A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton's efforts to block the appointment of special masters to oversee reforms in the state's troubled foster care system. |
 | by Edgar Walters The number of children sleeping in Child Protective Services offices shot up after an internal policy change at the agency limited child placements, according to state data released Thursday. |
 | by Alexa Ura The number of abortions performed in Texas dropped 14.2 percent in 2014, with almost 9,000 fewer procedures in the state compared to the year before. |
 | by John Reynolds In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Gene. |
 | Southwestern Health Resources, a joint venture between UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources, rolled out its senior leadership team in preparation for an April 1 launch. |
 | The Food and Drug Administration said all fast-acting opioid pain medication must now carry warnings about risks of addiction, abuse, overdose, and death. |
 | Doctors worry that e-cigarettes could be a gateway drug for teens, who are increasingly using them to absorb nicotine. |
 | Established health providers are increasing their presence in the urgent care marketplace, reflecting the surge in popularity among patients, whose visits increased 89 percent in 2014 from the previous year. |
 | More than 100 diagnosed concussions were not included in studies that formed the foundation for the NFL’s early stance on the relationship between brain injuries and long term health problems for football players. |
 | Older and non-white people are more likely to be among the 65 percent of the human population that is lactose intolerant. |
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