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People in Fresno County are more likely to have toes, feet and legs amputated than almost anywhere in California, a ranking that has doctors and podiatrists debating what can be done to prevent the loss of limbs. Read More

Rheumatoid arthritis develops when the body’s immune system, which is designed to destroy viruses and bacteria, goes a little haywire and attacks the joints instead. Read More

Rescuers have long debated the appropriate number of chest compressions needed to restore breathing in cardiac-arrest victims and, more important, increase their chances of survival. Read More

Ultraviolet overexposure from sunlight or tanning beds is easily preventable, but skin cancer's incidence rates continue to rise, a U.S. dermatologist says. Read More

The survival rate for cardiac arrest patients has improved dramatically, thanks to research being done in North Texas and around the country. Read More

A lesson in lie detection could come in handy. Dr. Peter Stavinoha is the manager of psychological services at Children’s Medical Center and professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern. Read More

Landon Light has been swimming upstream for much of his life. Read More

A new study, published today in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, suggests a formal association between statins, worsening energy levels, and exertional fatigue. Read More

For fourth grade teacher Kelsey Truckenbrod, the end of the school year at Merriman Park Elementary School in Dallas is one she’ll never forget. Read More

A young Dallas mother in need of a lung transplant is trying to raise money for the surgery. Her doctor is Fernando Torres of UT Southwestern. (Note: The clip is in Spanish). Read More