- Community
Pharmacists provide patient value in team-based care
By Jan Jarvis With inhaler in hand, Dr. Cheng Yuet went over every detail to make sure the patient understood how the drug would control their COPD symptoms. "Use it every day, whether you feel like you need it or...
- Education
TCOM grads from the same hometown team up as chief residents
By Steven Bartolotta and Jennifer Hetro In life, your path is meant to cross with some certain people. Allyson Matthys, DO, and Vikaash Persad, DO, 2017 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates, are two of those people. Matthys grew up...
- Education
Patient, pupil and protégé
By Alex Branch Chelsee Greer was 13 when Dr. W. Paul Bowman sat in her hospital room and gently explained how he would try to cure her cancer. Five hours from their Odessa home, Greer and her mother, Lindee, traveled...
- Community
October proclaimed Health Literacy Month
By Jan Jarvis Nine out of 10 Americans may lack the knowledge and skills needed to manage their health and prevent disease. To focus attention on this issue, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price has proclaimed October as Health Literacy Month....
- Education
The evolution of the physician assistant
By Alex Branch To understand why physician assistant is one of the hottest jobs, meet Victoria Florez. She fielded four job offers before she even graduated last year from the UNT Health Science Center Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Program. Each...
- Community
Vaping advice for parents
By Sally Crocker The time is now for parents to have a heart-to-heart conversation with their kids about the danger of vaping, says a UNT Health Science Center researcher with experience in this area. “For parents who know their kids...
- Research
Researcher hopes to make gene-editing device safer and more precise
By: Jan Jarvis The mere mention of gene editing and DNA altering might conjure up images of designer babies, but that is not what researcher Jin Liu has in mind. She wants help to find a cure for life-threatening diseases...
- Community
National expert cites benefits of medical cannabis in lecture series
By Kerry Gunnels The growing interest in the use of cannabis for medical purposes is the result of a demand by patients for treatment options, a national expert on pain medicine says. “This is the result of a grassroots movement...
- Patient Care
Ophthalmic clinic opens in Health Pavilion to provide diabetic eye care
By Jan Jarvis Zainulabedin Hashem walked out of the ophthalmic clinic with a new prescription and a sense of relief that his diabetes had not damaged his vision. “I have had diabetes for 30 years and it affects my vision,”...
- Our People
Rare birth defect won’t deter TCOM student from reaching her dream
By Steven Bartolotta One day last year, TCOM medical student Taylor Orcutt joined other members of the Pediatric Club to administer eye screenings on children at Glen Park Elementary School. Orcutt, whose left arm...
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