While COVID-19 and RSV swirled in the headlines in the past, a different virus with very similar symptoms silently dominated this spring — the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The U.S. Centers for...
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
