Past Contributions

• The Brief: Aug. 4, 2015

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 4, 2015

  The indictment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was out yesterday — and so was his mugshot. Full Story 

• Personalized Medicine Gets Boost With New Prostate Cancer Finding

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  In a breakthrough with implications for new therapies, scientists have discovered five groups of prostate cancer, each with different DNA signatures. Full Story 

• The Q&A: Bethanie Van Horne

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  In this week's Q&A, we interview Bethanie Van Horne, the assistant director of state initiatives at UTHealth's Children's Learning Institute. Full Story 

• Oncologists Call for Price Regulation on Cancer Drugs

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  In an editorial published in the Mayo Clinic’s medical journal, more than 100 oncologists from the nation’s top cancer hospitals raised concerns over increasingly high cancer drug prices and asked regulators to address the issue. Full Story 

• Four DFW Medical Centers Make Best-Hospitals Ranking

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  UT Southwestern Medical Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth all ranked in multiple categories in the 2015-16 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital rankings. Full Story 

• FDA Approves Long-Awaited Cholesterol Drugs

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  Federal regulators have signed off on a new drug that lowers cholesterol, a development that could bring an important but costly new medical tool to fighting heart disease. Full Story 

• UT Southwestern Keeps Focus on Process Improvement

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  With a new NCI designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, new brain and bioinformatics centers, and an $800 million hospital open for less than a year, UT Southwestern Medical Center has been in growth mode. Full Story 

• The Bookshelf: August 4, 2015

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Health Gap. Full Story 

• Health Care Acquisitions at Record High

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  The value of health care acquisitions this year has already hit $356 billion, topping the $326.1 billion in health care deals last year. Full Story 

• Texplainer: How Is a Statewide Office Vacancy Filled?

  By Polo Rocha Aug. 3, 2015

  The rules are a little different for how to complete the terms of statewide executive officials who leave office early. Full Story