Children’s Medical Center « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

U.S. Gun Sales Reach Record Levels In 2012

Gun Safety Stressed After Shooting Deaths Of Two Children

In less than a week, two children have died from gun shot wounds and in both cases, it appears the guns were unsecured.

CBS 11–2013/05/13

Two Adults Killed, Child Hurt After Boat Capsizes

A 14-foot fishing boat crowded with six members of a family capsized on a Navarro County stock pond Saturday evening, killing two people and sending a toddler to the hospital.

2013/05/11

Tommy James White Jr. (credit: Garland Police Department)

Garland Father Arrested For Infant’s Death

Police in Garland arrested a father who they believe injured his 5-week-old daughter, leading to her death, early Friday morning while family members left to get a new pacifier.

2013/02/18

A patient receives a flu vaccine. (credit: FRED TANNEAU/AFP/Getty Images)

More Free Flu Shots Available At Garland Clinic

An early and aggressive start to the flu season has sickened thousands of North Texans, and those who have not gotten the flu shot yet are set to run out of excuses.

2013/01/21

Children’s Medical Center In Dallas At “Code Yellow”

The hospital declared a Code Yellow Emergency after they started seeing the ER packed regularly starting in mid December.

2013/01/10

(Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

The Best Ways For DFW To Get Moving In 2013

If you’re looking for the perfect inspiration to get your body moving in 2013, nothing is more motivating than taking part in a fitness-themed event. Whether it’s a climb up a skyscraper or scrambling through an obstacle course, these fun and challenging events are some of the best ways to get physical, test your stamina and make some new friends along the way this year.

2012/12/29

Frisco Students Organize Vigil To Remember Conn. School Shooting Victims

The tragedy may have happened 1600 miles away, but at Liberty High School in Frisco, students are grieving.

CBS 11–2012/12/14

A woman holds a child as people line up to enter the Newtown Methodist Church near the the scene of an elementary school shooting on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (credit: Douglas Healey/Getty Images)

How To Talk To Your Children About Tragedy

Parents across the country are struggling to find words to talk to their children regarding the Newtown, Connecticut shooting that killed 20 young children.

2012/12/14

Investigators Find Parents Of Infant Left Outside A Dallas Hospital

Information in a note left with an infant who was abandoned outside a Dallas hospital has led investigators to the baby boy’s parents.

2012/11/13

Dallas Car Crash Leaves 2 People Dead

A car crash in Dallas left two people dead and an 8-year-old girl fighting for her life. According to police, a driver ran a red light at the intersection of Military Parkway and Jim Miller Road.

2012/10/30

Dallas Hospitals Reassure Patients Meds Are Safe

Don’t worry. That’s the word from local healthcare officials after the government released a customer list for a pharmaceutical company at the center of a fatal meningitis outbreak tied to tainted steroid injections.

CBS 11–2012/10/23

Study: Childhood Bullying Starts With Parents

A new study co-authored by doctors at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas is looking at bullying from a different angle: what goes into making a child a bully. And they’ve determined parents play a vital role.

CBS 11–2012/10/19