Read original story here. Lorena Floccari hopes she and her four Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children co-Fellows can halt a 13-year losing streak against the hospital's orthopedic staff in a deep-rooted competition involving next month's BMW Dallas Marathon. This...
When Dr. Carol Wise looks at the thousands of specimen tubes that reside in the laboratory she oversees at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, she sees not only vials filled with important DNA samples, but also the patients and families behind them....
Every little gymnast has big dreams, but 8-year-old Aspen Wilkinson is no ordinary gymnast. "Aspen is obviously a really brave and strong little girl who doesn't stop ever!" said her mother, Mary Novas. Aspen doesn't let her prosthetic foot keep her from the sport she...
Original article can be read here. Scottish Rite Hospital is gearing up for its signature Treasure Street fundraiser on Thursday. Niven Morgan and Shelby Wagner are the co-chairs of the Texan-themed evening, and Ginny and Randy Bailey are the honorary chairs. About...
31-year-old Mayra Claudio loves to go fast. Her wheelchair has five speeds, and she uses them. People at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children are accustomed to her smiling, social self as she rides by them. Since 2005, she's volunteered about five days a week,...
Visit FOX 4's website to watch Miller's full interview and learn more about the importance of following proper concussion protocol. A new study found girls were significantly more likely than boys to return to playthe same day following a soccer-related concussion,...
Originally published on Forbes' FriscoVoice. As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas and the state’s appetite for athletics certainly holds up its end of the bargain when it comes to that designation. In fact, Texans would argue that no one takes their...
One of the eight cheerleaders ran across the mat to do a pass while practicing the routine. But one of the moves was off, she didn’t have the momentum to finish the back flip at the end, and she landed on her head. The group of parents let out a collective gasp before...
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children researchers recently received three awards from the National Institutes of Health to fund idiopathic scoliosis research, the most common type of scoliosis which appears around ages 10 to 15. The grants total approximately $7.5...
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children's young patients are accustomed to receiving top-flight, technologically-based treatment for a variety of conditions, but a recent study examining the effectiveness of back braces to correct scoliosis proves that, sometimes,...
