- Patient Care
Bone and Joint Institute to celebrate bigger facility with reception
The public is invited to a reception celebrating the completed expansion of the UNT Health Bone and Joint Institute on Wednesday evening in Fort Worth’s Medical District. The Institute — a multidisciplinary group of orthopaedic and podiatric surgeons, as well...
- Education
‘Big concepts’ in cancer treatment
By Alex Branch When students in the Master of Science program in Medical Sciences sat down to plan a community service project, they weren’t interested in anything routine. “We wanted to...
- Patient Care
Back in the game
By Betsy Friauf Isiah Lanphear’s wish list is pretty simple. Prosthetic expertise Dr. Dombroski’s team of experts welcomes anyone with a prosthetic need. To arrange an appointment, call 817-735-3627. The 7-year-old Wisconsin boy says he wants to play baseball, ride his...
- Research
Diagnosis turns scientist into counselor and comforter
By Jan Jarvis For seven days, Rebecca Cunningham lay in bed, radioactive and isolated. “No one could get within six feet of me,” said Cunningham, PhD, who was undergoing radiation therapy for thyroid cancer....
- Community
Health Science Center to close for winter break
UNT Health Science Center will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1, for the winter holiday. All classes and administrative offices will be closed during this time. Normal operations will resume on Monday, Jan. 4, at 8 a.m....
- Research
A tailored approach to Alzheimer’s
By Jan Jarvis Support Alzheimer’s research at UNT Health Science Center. How Alzheimer's care is different at UNTHSC UNT Health Science Center draws together physicians, nurses, social workers and psychologists to make life better for those already living with Alzheimer's...
- Education
A special way of giving back
By Betsy Friauf This holiday season, an abandoned newborn boy has a loving home because medical student Chandler Sparks, 24, and his wife, Emily, feel called to serve humankind. They are the...
- Community
Accolades for helping our community breathe cleaner air
By Betsy Friauf The Health Science Center supports cleaner air with several initiatives, including helping employees get to and from work with as little air pollution as possible. These efforts...
- Education
Medical student works to reduce infant deaths
By Betsy Friauf Third-year medical student Kristen Slaymaker is working to change Tarrant County’s soaring infant mortality rate. Her research on unsafe sleeping conditions for babies is winning awards, and she is seeking ways...
- Research
Cancer survivor credits recovery to research study
By Sally Crocker When Tomi Huff was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 54, she feared she was going to die. No matter what the doctors said, she felt like her life was...
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