Medical Executive Says Texas Needs 150,000 New Doctors
A medical executive predicts Texas will need up to 1 million more nurses and 150,000 additional doctors in the next 15 years.
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A medical executive predicts Texas will need up to 1 million more nurses and 150,000 additional doctors in the next 15 years.
In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease.
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Parkland Hospital has changed its policy on how to request permission for autopsies.
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