Christine Ayala

More than half of Medicare patients undergoing cataract surgery do some form of preoperative test, which experts call unnecessary, according to a recent study.

Despite constant change and last year’s Ebola crisis, not-for-profit health care systems in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are thriving financially in one of the most competitive markets in the country.

Fourteen U.S. cancer centers are partnering with IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence system to try to speed up the process of formulating treatment options for cancer patients based on volumes of data.

Six years after he explored the high cost of medical care in McAllen in “The Cost Conundrum,” The New Yorker’s Atul Gawande returns and finds improvement has been made in cutting Medicare costs in the city.

Patients at Fort Worth’s Moncrief Cancer Institute now have access to comprehensive cancer care through the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in North Texas.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Next Wave.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Antonietta Quigg, an oceanography professor and associate vice president for research and graduate studies at Texas A&M University at Galveston.

In partnership with some heavy hitters in technology and education, James P. Steyer is drumming up support for Common Sense Kids Action, a nonprofit advocacy organization for children.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights In Defense of a Liberal Education.