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February 28, 2006
The nation’s only practicing surgeon/university president, Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., traveled to Mexico City Feb. 20 to receive an honorary award from the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere.
February 28, 2006
Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., president of the Health Science Center, honored representatives of the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation at a reception/dinner Feb. 27 in McAllen, where he also saluted the outstanding resident physicians at the Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) who are the 2005-2006 Kleberg Medical Scholars.
February 21, 2006
Mario E. Ramirez, M.D., vice president for South Texas programs at the Health Science Center and a former member of the UT System Board of Regents, spent more than 50 years practicing family medicine in Starr County.
February 21, 2006
During normal aging and various neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s and Parkinson’s diseases, proteins become unfolded or clump together, thereby losing their function and damaging the cells and tissues.
February 21, 2006
Millions of Americans who have religiously followed a low-fat diet recently learned some discouraging news.
February 14, 2006
The Health Science Center has added another outstanding surgeon to its team of top-notch faculty members.