- Community
The month medical education changed…possibly forever
By Steven Bartolotta It was late February, and COVID-19 was spreading globally. But the concern about the wide-reaching impacts it could...
- Our People
Wagner named Distinguished Alumna by TCU
By Jan Jarvis Teresa Wagner hoped to thank the many people who helped her throughout her life in person during a luncheon honoring her as the recipient of the Texas Christian University Distinguished Alumni award. But Covid-19 changed her plans....
- COVID-19
HSC Fort Worth and Trinity Metro collaborate to test for COVID-19
By Alex Branch Trinity Metro bus operators, railcar engineers and conductors can now join first responders in getting tested for COVID-19 at an off-campus test site operated by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC)....
- COVID-19
COVID-19: separating facts from fiction
By Sally Crocker Finding the truth has never been more important than now, when people are searching news reports, social media and other resources for COVID-19 advice and information that might help in protecting their health and saving lives, says...
- COVID-19
Expecting, newborn moms can reach out for help as COVID-19, self-isolation increase stress and anxiety
By Diane Smith Patrice Buffkin’s early worries about COVID-19 were work related. Buffkin, an event-planning manager for The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, wondered if the disease would delay promotional items en route from China...
- COVID-19
Remembering Uncle Mark
By Sally Crocker Dr. Dana Litt remembers a lot of special things about veteran stage and film actor Mark Blum, 69, a respected fixture on the New York acting scene for decades who recently died from complications of coronavirus. His...
- COVID-19
Less than six weeks till graduation, TCOM students ready to tackle COVID-19
By Steven Bartolotta In just six-weeks, scores of students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine will be joining the ranks of medical professionals. Little did they know just a month ago they would be joining the profession at a...
- Our People
50 Heroes: HSC Students and Alumni
As our communities deal with the unprecedented health challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, HSC salutes all alumni and students who are serving on the front lines to keep our families safe, counseling those with questions and concerns, and slowing the...
- COVID-19
How to help elderly Americans during COVID-19
By Alex Branch and Diane Smith-Pinckney Elderly Americans are at a greater health risk from COVID-19 and likelier to struggle with the isolation of social distancing. How can the rest of us help them? “I grew up in a row...
- COVID-19
Should you leave the city during COVID-19?
By Alex Branch Tensions are rising in some communities as New York City residents flee the densely populated city for other areas amid the COVID-19 outbreak. We asked Dr. Ubydul Haque, Assistant Professor of Biostatics and Epidemiology in the HSC...
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