New Law Allows Physicians to Help Patients Receive Their Medical News – Good or Bad
Aug.19, 2025 A new law effective Sept. 1 will protect Texas patients from the confusion of receiving difficult-to-decipher health information in their inbox with no explanation, thanks to the efforts of Texas physicians. Instead, doctors will have time to review the patient’s test results and call them to reveal the news – good or bad – […]
Texas Physician: Vaccinating Your Child ‘An Act of Love’
July 30, 2025 As Measles Outbreak Continues, Doctors Urge Back-to-School Shots As Texas continues to manage one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades, Texas Medical Association (TMA) physicians encourage parents to update their children’s vaccinations before going back to school. Most of the 762 Texans affected by the measles outbreak – more than 94% – were […]
TMA President Reacts to Flooding Tragedy
July 5, 2025 Statement by Texas Medical Association (TMA) President Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, regarding the July 4 weekend flooding emergency in the Texas Hill Country region. “Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the devastating loss of life in the Texas Hill Country flooding. Sadly, many lives have been lost, and children are […]
TMA Cheers Appellate Court Ruling in Third NSA Lawsuit
June 3, 2025 Statement by Texas Medical Association (TMA) President Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, in response to Friday’s order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granting TMA’s petition for rehearing en banc in TMA’s third No Surprises Act (NSA) lawsuit, which vacates the circuit panel’s Oct. 30, 2024 opinion and will result in […]
Trump Policies at Odds With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push
In his March address to Congress, President Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Amid bipartisan applause, he vowed to drive down childhood cancer rates through his “Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)” initiative. A few days later, the administration quietly dropped a lawsuit to cut emissions from a Louisiana chemical plant linked to […]
Impact of PEPFAR Funding Freeze; Gun Injuries During Hunting Season
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include a way to avoid […]
TMA Foundation Elects Officers for 2025-26
May 20, 2025 Five new officers were elected to lead the Texas Medical Association Foundation (TMAF) board for the upcoming two years. TMAF elected the officers on May 8 during TexMed, the annual conference of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), which took place in San Antonio. The foundation supports the philanthropic vision of TMA, and […]
San Antonio Physician Installed as TMA President
May 10, 2025 The Texas Medical Association (TMA) installed on Saturday Jayesh “Jay” Shah, MD, as its 160th president during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, held in San Antonio this year. Dr. Shah is an internist, hyperbaric medicine, and wound care specialist in San Antonio. He is the first Indian American to serve as president in the association’s 172-year […]
Cervical Artery Dissection and Stroke; Preventing Clotting in Cancer Patients
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include stroke after cervical artery […]