AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSpecialty Care: DHR Health is expanding its kidney transplant program with a new transplant nephrologist. Texas Tech Physicians has also launched a CenteringPregnancy program in Amarillo, offering group-based prenatal care. Disease Research: Texas A&M researchers are studying ways to combat New World screwworm as the parasite threat draws attention in the state. Rural Health: Texas has 84 rural hospitals at risk of closing, the most of any state. Recent federal funding offers some support, including $87 million in rural healthcare grants announced by Gov. Greg Abbott and a separate $51 million investment focused on chronic disease in rural Texas. Medical Cannabis: The DEA has begun registering hundreds of Texas medical marijuana dispensaries, a federal step that could bring businesses tax benefits; patient effects remain unclear.
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