DMN's 2-part series about Parkland Hospital

UT Southwestern faculty let unsupervised resident doctors operate at Parkland
"...a system that has allowed trainee doctors, known as residents, to operate with little or no faculty supervision at Parkland Memorial Hospital, according to medical center and hospital records and testimony from doctors concerned about patient safety. "
By REESE DUNKLIN, SUE GOETINCK AMBROSE and BROOKS EGERTON / The Dallas Morning News

Miles Moffeit and Ryan McNeill and editorial assistant Marina Trahan Martinez contributed to this report. http://dallasne.ws/bqJuDG

Doctors: Double standard for residents at Parkland, UT Southwestern
"Procedures were different at the two hospitals owned by UT Southwestern, where faculty physicians see their privately insured patients, said Nirula and other former doctors who shared his concerns."
By REESE DUNKLIN and SUE GOETINCK AMBROSE / The Dallas Morning News

Ryan McNeill
http://dallasne.ws/bZaDIx

Dallas County retains state's worst HIV infection rate

Jacobson reports: Dallas County had the highest HIV infection rate in the state in 2008 and has held that distinction for a number of years, county health officials acknowledged Monday.

The county's infection rate of 36 new HIV cases per 100,000 residents declined from 37.5 cases in the previous year, but still was higher than Harris County's infection rate of 32.5 cases in 2008.
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