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Though heart problems or heatstroke generally are to blame for a young athlete’s sudden death, experts now know that carrying an aberration called the sickle cell trait also poses substantial risk. Read More

This Christmas will be merry times five for one Duncanville family. They gave birth to quintuplets back in August at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Read More

Randy Gideon spent last Christmas Day in a respirator mask, seated alone, watching his family celebrate the holiday from across the living room. Read More

The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas named two UT Southwestern researchers among the four chosen for the 2013 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards. Read More

Overweight and obese children and teens are more likely to have low vitamin D levels than kids with healthy weights, a new study suggests. Read More

The number of early-stage lung cancer cases detected increases when computed-tomography screening is used, U.S. researchers found. Read More

As people make last-minute gift purchases for children, a U.S. pediatrician reminds all to guard against choking, noise and other hazards. Read More

Last week's school shooting in Connecticut raises the question: What will be the psychological fallout for the children who survived? Read More

From the moment it appeared online last month, an editorial in the journal Heart became a Rorschach test for opinions about runners. Read More

Dr. Mary Hurley, who practices at North Dallas Dermatology, describes what happens to aging faces in food-related terms: “When we’re younger, our faces are like an upside-down egg. Read More