Cut up and leased out, the bodies of the poor suffer a final indignity in Texas
The University of North Texas Health Science Center built a flourishing business using hundreds of unclaimed corpses. It ...
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UT Health San Antonio finds genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap ...
Meet the new CEO guiding University Health's expansion
Edward Banos, University Health’s new president and CEO, is seen this month at University Hospital. He’s settling into the ...
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Texas university embroiled in controversy for allegedly using unclaimed bodies for research without consent
According to financial records, the supply of unclaimed bodies helped the center bring in about $2.5 million a year from ...
New research finds higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia
New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body ...
Texas university donated corpses to science without families consent
UNT Health Science Center halted a program that used unclaimed bodies for medical research after NBC News exposed the ...
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‘We Feel Violated’: Texas University Dismembered Black Veteran and Sold His Body Parts for Over $1,400 Without His Family’s Consent
Like many veterans, Victor Carl Honey was neglected by the government after serving in the U.S. Army for 10 years, spending ...
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Governor Appoints Experts to Texas Medical Board District Two Review Committee
Abbott appoints four to Texas Medical Board's review committee, including Dr. Penelope Duke and Dr. Tejas Ozarker, and ...
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How a 20-year lifespan disparity impacts communities in San Antonio and South Texas
Commentary: Deep-seated inequities have lasting effects on health, well-being and economic opportunities on the Suoth Side.
As families searched, a Texas medical school cut up their loved ones
The University of North Texas Health Science Center suspended its body donation program after NBC News exposed how hundreds ...
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Governor Abbott Appoints Glena Yates and Three Experts to Texas Medical Board District Four Review Committee
Governor Greg Abbott appoints Glena Yates to the Texas Medical Board District Four Review Committee, alongside three others, ...
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Palomar Health, University of San Diego to partner
The University of San ... Center. Palomar will not staff the facility but will, according to officials, consult with USD on a ...