Bianca Castro
bianca.castro@nbcuni.com
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North Texas leukemia survivor hopes to inspire others on catwalk
A North Texas 6-year-old is hoping to inspire others while on the catwalk. Noble is a leukemia survivor and will walk in the ‘Heroes for Children’ fashion show in Frisco.
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Meet the 6-year-old cancer survivor who will walk the runway for a good cause
A North Texas 6-year-old is hoping to inspire others while on the catwalk.
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UT Southwestern researchers focus on colon caner in the Hispanic population
Could clues about who’s more at risk for colon cancer be found in the gut? UT Southwestern looked at the gut microbiome of colo rectal cancer patients and found that hispanics have a bacteria that, in some studies, has been shown to promote cancer. NBC 5 health reporter Bianca Casto explains more studies are needed.
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Armed suspect found in Colleyville: The Connection
A Colleyville neighborhood was put on lockdown for hours Friday, plus the Easter weekend forecast.
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DeSoto woman urges everyone to stay on top of colon health
A DeSoto woman credits her sister’s death for saving her life. NBC 5’s Bianca Castro reports she’s sharing her message about the importance of colon cancer screening.
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North Texas woman says sister's death saved her life
The sisters had never gotten a colonoscopy, even though they both reached screening ages and had a family history of polyps. After her sister died of colon cancer, she had a colonoscopy, which detected cancer.
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Beauty queen on a mission after battle with sepsis
Sepsis is when your immune system has an extreme reaction to an infection.
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Beauty queen shares sepsis battle
A North Texas beauty queen is using her platform to start a conversation about the medical condition known as sepsis, where your immune system has an extreme reaction to an infection.
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CPR saves lives of infant twins
A North Texas mother credits CPR training she never thought she’d use for saving the lives of her twin babies. NBC 5 Health Reporter Bianca Castro has her story all new parents should hear.
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Twins celebrate birthday, family highlights importance of Infant CPR
A North Texas mom credits the infant CPR training she learned as a preschool teacher for saving the lives of her twin babies four years ago.