Health

Public health, hospitals, medical news, and health advisories for Austin.

• Center for Child Protection opens St. Johns Therapy Center in Northeast Austin
• Hays County reports highest rabies count in Central Texas as CDC limits some national testing
• Texas awards $555,555 to UT Austin as part of $5 million forensic psychiatry fellowship program
• Central Texas blood center urges O+ and O- donations after West Sixth Street shooting
• Central Texas enters peak oak pollen season through late April
• Rehabilitation hospital in Temple changes ownership
• UT Austin will not build medical center at Erwin Center site, picks North Austin location near the Domain
• UT Austin student walks 135 miles to honor 135 daily suicide deaths in 2023
• Austin firefighter with nearly 20 years of service diagnosed with stage four uterine cancer, contests denied workers' compensation
• Central Texas Food Bank, Austin ISD and Austin Voices open free pantries at six elementary schools
• Rabies Cases Surge in Hays County Due to Infected Foxes