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Device being tested at UNTHSC could save lives of trauma victims
An easy-to-use device that could keep trauma victims alive until they reach definitive medical care is being tested by UNT Health Science Center researchers. The impedance threshold device, or ITD, is designed to improve blood flow to the brain and...
- Research
UNTHSC researcher finding ways to use nuclear technology for better cancer treatment
UNT Health Science Center is helping shape nuclear technology's future. Anthony J. Di Pasqua, PhD, of the UNT System College of Pharmacy is part of a new national team seeking ways to use nuclear technology for better cancer treatment. Di...
- Community
UNTHSC and clinics resuming normal operations Tuesday
UNT Health Science Center and all UNT Health clinics will reopen Tuesday, Dec. 10, and resume normal operations.The Health Science Center's emergency office and facilities team have determined that all buildings are safe and accessible. Crews have worked throughout the...
- Patient Care
Washing hands can help you avoid getting sick
It’s that time of year again. Everyone around you seems to be sneezing, coughing and feeling feverish. How can you avoid from joining the sickly crowd? The most important thing you can do to keep from getting sick is to...
- Education
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy donates books to UNTHSCAAsARs Reach Out and Read Program
More than 400 children's books were donated to the UNT Health Science Center Department of Pediatrics' Reach Out and Read program by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. The books were collected in October during the Foundation's annual Celebration...
- Education
Culinary Medicine course helps TCOM students learn benefits of healthy diet
The holidays are the eating season, and students at UNT Health Science Center's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine are signing up for a new course on how eating behavior affects health. These students are destined to become osteopathic physicians who...
- Patient Care
Vial of Life program benefits UNTHSC geriatric patients
Joe Godwin, TCOM '16 As a paramedic, Joe Godwin always was relieved when he was called to an emergency and spotted a Vial of Life decal on the home's front window. It meant that even if the resident was unconscious,...
- Education
Training program bolsters UNTHSC students’ knowledge of addiction issues
Most American medical schools provide only a few hours of training on addiction issues even though 10 percent of the population is diagnosed with substance abuse disorder, said Joseph Skrajewski, Director of Medical Education at the Betty Ford Institute. But...
- Education
UNTHSC program helps increase diversity in physical therapy field
Joe Udofia, first-year physical therapy student A novel approach to improving diversity in the field of physical therapy is proving successful at the UNT Health Science Center. Allied Health Pathways, a collaboration between the Health Science Center, the University...
- Education
Philanthropist’s gift helps UNTHSC geriatrics program bloom
Allan Saxe When Allan Saxe decided to make a $125,000 gift to the UNT Health Science Center, it didn't take him long to figure out which program he wanted his donation to support. Seniors Assisting in Geriatric Education, or SAGE,...
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