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Texas wants to ban at-home ketamine treatment after new data reveals concerning trend

Data from poison centers nationwide reveal a concerning trend, with ketamine poisonings more than doubling since 2019 to 414 in 2023

The Independent UK

Texas wants to ban in-home ketamine and add more physician oversight during treatment

Ketamine industry leaders say Texas Medical Board’s proposal to require physician supervision or limit treatments to two people at a time will force clinics to close.

The Texas Tribune

Pakistani connection of Texas Medical Board members on radar: Dual role, advising foreign students

The Pakistani connection of the Texas Medical Board members has come on the radar as medical freedom advocate Dr Mary Talley Bowden exposed how one of the board members is holding a post in Pakistan as well, and how another advises foreign students how to get residency in US medical…

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After years of silence, Texas Medical Board issues training on how to legally provide abortions

The course includes examples of when abortion is permitted to protect the life of the patient, but many experts say pregnancy complications are impossible to capture in a brief presentation.

The Texas Tribune

Texas, facing doctor shortage, eases path for foreign-trained physicians

Texas joins 17 other states that are making it easier for foreign medical graduates to work as doctors here. About a quarter of the state’s licensed doctors were trained outside the U.S.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Medical Board director retires after uproar over his Planned Parenthood employment

Conservative lawmakers claimed credit for Dr. Robert Bredt’s retirement after it came out he also worked at a Planned Parenthood-affiliated lab.

The Texas Tribune

Facing a tight race, Ted Cruz goes quiet on abortion

As abortion and other reproductive rights loom over the election, Cruz has largely been unwilling to clarify his stances.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas adopts guidance for how doctors should interpret abortion ban

The guidance lays out what the Texas Medical Board will consider when investigating allegations of illegal abortions.

The Texas Tribune

At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance

Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.

The Texas Tribune

New reporting requirements for life-saving abortions worry some doctors

The proposed guidance from the Texas Medical Board would require doctors to document whether there was time to transfer a patient “by any means available” to avoid performing an abortion.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Medical Board proposes new guidance for abortion medical exceptions

The guidance was disappointing to reproductive rights advocates who were seeking more specificity and a list of conditions that could qualify.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Medical Board to consider issuing guidance on abortion laws’ medical exceptions

On March 22, the board will discuss clarifying what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion restrictions.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Medical Board remains silent on abortion laws, despite calls for more guidance

The Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban. Some doctors say that wouldn’t be enough reassurance.

The Texas Tribune

5 things to know about the latest abortion case in Texas

The case involves just one abortion, but it's likely to have wider implications in the state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the country.

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To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative

Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required "masterful and discreet" lawmaking.

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