As the medical community continues to assess the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts in North Texas are warning of a surge in diabetes left in its wake. According to doctors at Parkland...
‘Your help is needed’: Ramos urges blood donations as nation’s supply reaches critically low levels
Texas State House Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos (D-Richardson) wants everyone who can to get out and give blood. "Alert," Ramos said in Twitter and Facebook posts. "With hospital blood use up, the U.S. is...
By Karen Kidd | Jun 30, 2021
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER: UT Southwestern investigators report first analysis of pioneering kidney cancer radiation approach in clinical trial
UT Southwestern Medical Center issued the following announcement on June 24 A new approach using precisely targeted, high-dose radiation to treat invasive kidney cancer proves safe, based on a clinical trial by the UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center’s kidney cancer program. The study, published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, could […]
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest Expands
Baylor University Medical Center issued the following announcement on June 15 Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest announces the completion of a $10-million, 15,000-sq.-ft. expansion that...
Nearly 38% of DFW hospitals earn ‘A’ grades in 2021 safety study
The share of Dallas-Fort Worth hospitals earning “A” grades for patient safety in the spring from the nonprofit Leapfrog Group stood at 37.5%, slightly below the percentage for Texas as a whole. More than 2,700 acute-care hospitals in the United States, including 48 in DFW, are graded twice annually by Leapfrog and assigned letter grades. […]
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER: UTSW researchers identify first Beta variant in North Texas amid rise of “variants of concern”
UT Southwestern Medical Center issued the following announcement on June 17 UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have identified the first two cases of the Beta variant (B.1.351) of COVID-19...
‘A cloud of doubt’: New poll shows heightened distrust in government when it comes to schools, vaccines
As the coronavirus pandemic winds down from a tumultuous and difficult year, new polls are showing extremely heightened distrust, amplified by the regulations put in place by the federal government...
Urban Institute: Human trafficking remains problem in Dallas with foster children vulnerable
Human trafficking is a major problem in the Dallas area and across the state of Texas, and in Dallas, trafficking has generated $99 million annually, according to the Urban Institute, a program of...
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER: Study of CVD Risk Factors on Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Rural West Texans Presented in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center issued the following announcement on June 9 A team of researchers led by P. Hemachandra Reddy, Ph.D., professor of internal medicine, neurology and...
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month recognizes ‘the challenges and struggles families face’ with Alzheimer’s, dementia
June is Alzheimer's Awareness Month, an opportunity to recognize the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia that impact millions of people across the globe. Alzheimer's is a...
By Andy Nghiem | Jun 9, 2021
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER: UTSW among top three companies in the nation for new graduates
UT Southwestern Medical Center issued the following announcement on May 28 T Southwestern Medical Center ranked No. 3 in the nation on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers For New Graduates,...
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER: Looking Out for the Helpers
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center issued the following announcement on May 28 On Aug. 3, 2019, 23 people lost their lives and several more were injured at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart in...
Texas Public Policy Foundation panel: Supreme Court should reject Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act has been a miserable failure that did not deliver on the promises made during the campaign for its passage more than a decade ago, according to David Balat, a former health...
Senate bill would enable midwives to continue providing ‘high-quality, low-cost maternity care’
Texas has one of the worst rates of maternal mortality in the nation, as well as one of the highest rates of uninsured pregnant women, but Texas midwives are determined to change that. A 2019 report...
By T.H. Lawrence | May 8, 2021
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER: The Babel Fish of Abilene
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center issued the following announcement on April 23 Think about the necessary skills associated with the medical field: well-versed in science, handling intense pressure and being adaptable. Now add to that: effective communication. Thaddee Uwimana, FPN, typifies how that latter skill has a profound impact on the well-being of patients. […]
Naturally Slim study shows employer-offered weight loss programs are effective across education levels
A Dallas-based behavioral health company has released research that demonstrates that the effectiveness of corporate-sponsored weight management programs is not affected by employee education level....
By Andy Nghiem | Mar 11, 2021
