The resident remains hospitalized, but the firefighters have since been released
Published February 17, 2021 •
Updated on February 18, 2021 at 7:15 am
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A fire at an apartment that sent a man to the hospital early Wednesday and injured two firefighters reignited early Thursday.
According to the Frisco Fire Department, firefighters responded to the fire at the Cortland at Stonebriar apartments located in the 9000 block of Gaylord Parkway at approximately 1:12 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters said the flames quickly spread to multiple units.
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Officials said when firefighters arrived, they began rescue efforts and called for firefighters from multiple other departments including Allen, Plano, Prosper, and McKinney to respond to the scene.
How a Local Filmmaker Aims to Inspire Gen Z With Stories That Matter
Rebecca Ugo, 23, will launch her micro-budget drama
No Strings with a red-carpet premiere on Friday in The Colony.
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February 11, 2021
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The Little Elm filmmaker shared
No Strings virtually with teenage audiences who responded to its story of a child trafficking victim struggling years later to find romance because of her residual trauma.
“Being able to watch them was the best moment, seeing how they were inspired,” Ugo said. “They said they felt connected to this character. That’s why I’m doing this, to impact these kids. I want to show it to as many people as possible.”
Updated on February 4, 2021 at 7:13 pm
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Becoming a doctor is not an easy feat. There s a lot of time, effort, stress, money and determination put into just getting into medical school, plus years of training before a doctor can practice on their own.
The profession has had an identity associated with it for decades that doesn t necessarily resemble the ever changing demographics of America, but there s a slow shift happening.
The Association of American Medical Colleges, AAMC, said applications to medical school are at an all-time high. Specifically, they ve noticed an increase in Black and Latino students applying to further dreams of becoming physicians.
Medical school applications surge as COVID-19 inspires Black and Latino students to become doctors Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
Racial bias in health care more evident during COVID-19 pandemic
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Miriam Cepeda watched helplessly as her grandfather, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic who was sick with COVID-19, resisted pleas last March to go to the hospital.
“He told us he had sad memories of hospitals back home and he just didn’t trust the medical system,” said Cepeda, 19, whose grandfather later passed away from COVID. “For a lot of minority communities, going to the doctor isn’t our first choice or solution.”