Primary Care Week 2016
September 30, 2016
A series of free events will mark Primary Care Week 2016 October 3-7.
Dr. Berggren receives Mastership from ACP
September 28, 2016
Ruth E. Berggren, M.D., FACP, director of the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at the Health Science Center, has been chosen to receive Mastership from the American College of Physicians.
Dallas Morning News: Texas researchers are at the forefront of the breast cancer fight
September 20, 2016
Since President Richard Nixon declared the “War on Cancer” in 1971, the nation has made great strides in understanding and fighting the various forms of the disease. Read the full story at the Dallas Morning News
Express-News: Researchers encourage Hispanic women to join clinical trials for breast cancer treatments
September 20, 2016
Despite the fact that breast cancer is the most common and deadly cancer among Hispanic women, little is known about the types of breast cancer Hispanics are likely to get or how they react to treatments. Read the full story at the Express-News
In memoriam: Retired professor Valerie Lawrence, M.D.
September 6, 2016
Valerie A. Lawrence, M.D., professor emeritus, died July 16 in Vancouver, Canada.
Aaron’s books
July 20, 2016
Young Aaron Gonzalez had a birthday coming up, but he didn’t want a big party with gifts. No, the boy with a rare genetic disorder called Neurofibromatosis type II who is also a “Wish Kid,” wanted to start a GoFundMe account to raise money for books for hospitalized kids.
