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April 1, 2016
A Texas-based research center says an overwhelming number of bullying victims never report it to adults. That can lead to depression or even suicide. However, there are signs adults need to look out for when it comes to bullying.
April 1, 2016
Right now, medical schools across the country say we’re facing a shortage of doctors. On March 30, several physicians with the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center spent time at local schools, encouraging students to get into the medical field. It was all part of National Doctors’ Day. Watch the full story […]
April 1, 2016
The UT Health Science Center held a conference inviting medical professionals from all over the nation.
March 24, 2016
For a long time, a diagnosis of colon cancer was a near death sentence. In the past 15 years both the mortality rate as well as the incidence of colon cancer has dropped significantly.
March 22, 2016
When undergraduate students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley apply to medical school in three years, they’ll have diagnosed more cases of epilepsy and diabetes than most of their peers. As part of their coursework in a new biomedical sciences program, these current freshmen will complete 16 virtual rounds in which they’ll explore […]
March 22, 2016
The protective effect of pioglitazone on type 2 diabetes prevention observed in adults with impaired glucose tolerance diminishes in the months after discontinuing therapy, with participants randomly assigned the drug progressing to diabetes at a rate similar to those assigned placebo, according to an analysis of the ACT NOW study. Read the full story at […]