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CBS 11 Exclusive: Mother Says One Mistake Led To Daughter’s Death

Sara Horton will forever feel a sense of loss. Her daughter, 40-year old Karen Smith, was shot and killed in the UT Southwestern hospital parking garage last month.

CBS 11–2013/02/05

Police Make Arrest In Deadly UT Southwestern Shooting

A man is in custody for the deadly Tuesday night shooting in a parking garage on the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus. Ferdinand Smith has been arrested and charged in relation to the shooting death of Karen Smith.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/01/09

North Texas Marine Donates Kidney To Save His Brother’s Life

Two brothers, who’ve been separated by miles, will forever be linked now by a kidney.

CBS 11–2013/01/08

Dallas Quintuplets First In The U.S. This Year

Carrie Jones says her emotions are still on a roller coaster. Jones, a ministry missionary, is the mother of quintuplets.

2012/08/13

A woman performs chest compressions on a mannequin while learning CPR. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Researchers: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Saving Lives

It turns out a children’s song may be a lifesaver when it comes to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Researchers at UT Southwestern are using a nursery rhyme to help local fire departments improve how they perform CPR.

2012/06/29

Special School Helps Teen Combat Childhood Obesity

UT Southwestern Doctors Make Obesity Breakthrough

Some North Texas researchers believe they have found a way to control obesity by manipulating molecules in the heart. Researchers at UT Southwestern have demonstrated, for the first time, that the heart can regulate energy balance.

2012/04/30

A view of a close up of a lung x-ray of a cigarette smoker. (credit: American Cancer Society via Getty Images)

North Texas Lung Transplant Patient Making History

Michael Young of Grand Prairie never set out to make medical history. The 59-year-old simply made it a point to take care of himself, follow his doctors’ orders and diligently adhere to his medication. In June, Young will become one of a small group of lung transplant patients who have survives 20 years past their surgery.

2012/04/18