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Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the Houston Chronicle as both a metro intern in Houston and as an intern in their Austin bureau covering the Texas Legislature.
UPDATED: An Irving teenager who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school said Wednesday that "it's really sad" that a teacher got the wrong impression about the clock. He added that he would probably transfer schools. Full Story
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The Dallas-Fort Worth market, traditionally a high cost area for medical procedures, is home to a number of Affordable Care Organizations that achieved significant savings for Medicare and generated incentives for themselves, according to recent federal data. Full Story
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Newly approved drugs to lower cholesterol are priced much too high, according to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review. Full Story
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Federal funding for biomedical research has fallen 22 percent since 2003, dramatically slowing the pace of development for new drugs and treatments. Full Story
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In this week's Q&A, we interview Andrew Lee, director of the new Texas Center for Proton Therapy in Dallas. Full Story
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Competitive recruiting among medical schools has launched “a boom in academic poaching” to lure — or retain — top scientists. Full Story
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A new study has sparked interest and concern among physicians, as it appears to show that a precursor of the protein that triggers Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted from one person to another under certain conditions. Full Story
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The rate of increase in drug prices has slowed as insurers and others use a variety of tactics to negotiate lower prices for consumers. Full Story
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CNN on Thursday night announced who would be on the main stage at its GOP presidential debate next week and as had been expected, it is Carly Fiorina who will join the first tier candidates and not Rick Perry. Full Story
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While the the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has yet to issue a decision in a longtime case on the constitutionality of district lines in Texas, a decision in the next year could impact the 2016 primary election. Full Story
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