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HealthOct 25, 2026

She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

Cindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer

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HealthOct 25, 2026

PHOTO ESSAY: A Texas Trump voter, struggling with cancer and medical bills, breaks party ranks

The Nov. 3 election is fast approaching at a moment when Republican voters frustrated by rising prices could turn on their party

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HealthOct 12, 2026

FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was at a mental facility

Republican officials and conservative social media users are spreading unfounded rumors that state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in a competitive Texas Senate race, was treated in an Ohio mental health facility last week

HealthAug 7, 2026

A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and dies

A 2-year-old girl whose parents sued a Texas hospital to prevent it from testing if she was brain-dead after she drowned in a hotel pool on Memorial Day has been removed from life support and died

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HealthJul 7, 2026

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Kneeland had early stage CTE at time of death

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions when he killed himself after a high-speed chase with police in November 2025

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HealthJun 15, 2026

Rangers place Corey Seager on concussion list as Josh Smith returns from bout with meningitis

The Texas Rangers have placed shortstop Corey Seager on the seven-day concussion list, clearing the way for second baseman Josh Smith to return from a six-week absence that included a bout with viral meningitis

HealthMay 28, 2026

Rangers' Josh Smith back in uniform after being hospitalized with viral meningitis

Texas Rangers second baseman Josh Smith was back in uniform Thursday for the first time since being hospitalized in mid-May with viral meningitis, saying he’s unsure when he’ll return to play

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HealthMay 17, 2026

Dynamo defender Diadie Samassekou taken off field in ambulance with apparent head injury

Houston Dynamo defender Diadie Samassekou was taken off the field by ambulance after suffering an apparent head injury against Vancouver on Saturday night