Gov. Abbott says 'additional action will be required' without better results from closures, mask...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/10 3:39P Eline de Bruijn

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Gov. Greg Abbott said that if recent closures and face mask requirements don't lead to better results in the state's fight in the...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Dallas, Tarrant counties report combined 15 new deaths

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/10 3:10A WFAA staff

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas and Tarrant counties have reported a combined 15 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, a day after Texas reported its...

Drug giants create fund to bolster struggling antibiotic startups

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/10 12:05A Andrew Jacobs

Twenty of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies on Thursday announced the creation of a $1 billion fund to buoy financially strapped biotech startups that are developing new antibiotics to treat the mounting number of drug-resistant...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Dallas County reports sixth straight day of 1,000+ cases

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/9 3:15A

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County health officials reported Wednesday an additional 16 coronavirus-related deaths, including a Grand Prairie woman in her 20s...

Supreme Court upholds Trump administration regulation letting employers opt out of birth control...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/9 2:04A Adam Liptak

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Trump administration regulation that lets employers with religious or moral objections limit women’s access to birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act and could result in as many as 126,000...

Home health care firm plans to add over 300 jobs as demand climbs

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/9 1:01A Brian Womack

Signify Health, which uses tech tools, sees growth ahead.

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Texas reports more than 10,000 coronavirus cases in a single day

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/8 4:15A WFAA staff

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. The state of Texas reported a record 10,028 new positive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, breaking the previous record of 8,258 set on July 4,...

Greater Houston Partnership sends letter urging cancellation of Texas GOP convention

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/8 2:29A Olivia Pulsinelli

After the Republican Party of Texas said it will move forward with its in-person convention in Houston despite the rise in COVID-19 cases, the Greater Houston Partnership is calling for the event's cancellation. GHP President and CEO Bob Harvey...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Dallas County reports more than 1,000 cases for 4th day

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/7 4:18A WFAA staff

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County reported its highest daily case totals on Monday with 1,214 new positive cases. Six additional deaths were reported, ranging...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: North Texas accounts for 20% of state's hospitalizations, data show

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/6 9:19A Jennifer Prohov

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Cases and hospitalizations have continued to surge across Texas for several weeks, hitting new highs almost every day. In Dallas County,...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Dallas County continues 'explosive surge' in cases

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/6 3:24A WFAA staff

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County has seen COVID-19 cases spike at an unprecedented level over the past week, entering a phase Judge Clay Jenkins called an...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Officials warn status quo will 'overwhelm' health care system as Dallas...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/3 1:31P

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County reported 1,085 new coronavirus cases on Friday, while the entire state of New York state reported 918. “It is a key point in...

Mapped: Coronavirus hot spots in Texas and beyond

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/3 2:06A Chris Larson

The internet is awash in data from state and local governments about coronavirus cases, much of which lacks context or analysis. A new interactive map and data analysis released this week by Harvard University seeks to help the public and...

Gov. Greg Abbott issues statewide order requiring face masks in counties with 20 or more COVID-19...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/2 11:06A Elizabeth Wiley

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order Thursday requiring all Texans residing in counties with more than 20 cases to wear a face mask while in a...

What does Austin City Limits cancellation mean for its local economy?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/2 2:38A Daniel Salazar

Austin City Limits was already facing long odds of being held this fall. Now it's officially canceled for 2020 and the economic ramifications will extend to many companies in a wide range of industries, from restaurants to hotels to retailers. As...