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Caroline Rickards ITD
  • Research
| December 10, 2013

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...

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  • Research
| December 10, 2013

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...

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  • Community
| December 9, 2013

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...

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  • Patient Care
| December 4, 2013

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...

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  • Education
| December 3, 2013

Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy donates books to UNTHSCA€AsARs 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...

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  • Education
| December 2, 2013

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...

Joe Godwin
  • Patient Care
| December 2, 2013

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,...

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  • Education
| November 27, 2013

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...

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  • Education
| November 27, 2013

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...

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  • Education
| November 26, 2013

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,...