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April 17, 2024 • School of Public Health aging population, assisted living, infection prevention, infection prevention and control, IPC, public health, senior living,
Through HSC’s ICARE – Infection Control Advocate and Resident Education - program, Dr. Diana Cervantes and School of Public Health students are helping to protect the quality of life for residents in nursing home communities. Dr. Cervantes is an associate professor, population and community health, and Master of Public Health epidemiology program director at The…
April 11, 2024 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine clinical and interventional studies and innovation, pain registry for epidemiology, PRECISION, PRECISION Pain Research Registry,
JAMA Network Open this month published an article, “Physician Empathy and Chronic Pain Outcomes,” based on national data collected by the Pain Registry for Epidemiological, Clinical, and Interventional Studies and Innovation (PRECISION) at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The research team was led by John C. Licciardone, DO, MS,…
April 11, 2024 • Blood Donation blood drive, bone marrow, Community, community health, stem cell,
In the United States alone, a patient receives a blood transfusion every two seconds. The average transfusion patient receives 2.5 units of blood — approximately 200 milliliters of red blood cells. Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer, like lymphoma or leukemia, that requires a stem cell or bone marrow transplant. Among those…
April 10, 2024 • School of Public Health American Public Health Association, APHA, civic engagement, public health, Public Health Week,
National Public Health Week is a time each year to celebrate the essential services of public health professionals who work tirelessly to promote their communities’ health, safety and well-being. National Public Health Week is held each April, and is sponsored by the American Public Health Association. Students, faculty and staff of the School of Public…
April 3, 2024 • HSC Health health coach, HSC health, lifestyle coaching,
The first time many people hear the term “health coach,” they immediately think weight loss, going to the gym and dieting. While these are things health coaches encourage, that’s not what they are trained to do. Through collaborative goal setting, health coaches partner with their patients to identify their goals ‑ whether it's managing a…
April 2, 2024 • College of Nursing BSN, College of nursing, MSN, nursing, nursing degree, registered nurse, RN, RN to BSN,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s new College of Nursing has received the necessary approvals to accept students to its first undergraduate and graduate nursing degree programs this fall. Both the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges recently approved a…
April 1, 2024 • School of Public Health cannabis, derived psychoactive cannabis, derived psychoactive cannabis products, DPCP, thc, thc products,
New research by Dr. Matthew Rossheim at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health has analyzed the concerning marketing practices of derived psychoactive cannabis products – including their growing availability in the Fort Worth community and online – to encourage better accountability and legislation around these hazardous…
March 28, 2024 • School of Biomedical Sciences cell biology, eye research, glaucoma, molecular biology, molecular genetics, ocular pharmacology, sbs, School of Biomedical Sciences,
Abbot “Abe” Clark, PhD, FARVO, FAAO, regents professor of pharmacology and neuroscience in the School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has received the International Society for Eye Research 2024 Ernst H. Bárány Prize. The award was given in recognition of Clark’s outstanding contributions to research…
March 28, 2024 • School of Biomedical Sciences anatomy and physiology, Biomedical sciences, physiology and anatomy, sbs,
Dr. Steven Romero, associate professor of Physiology and Anatomy at the School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was named the 2024 Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lecturer by the American Physiological Society. The lectureship is awarded to an early-career researcher recognized for original and outstanding accomplishments…
March 28, 2024 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions neurologic physical therapy, neurology, parkinson's, Parkinson’s disease, physical therapy, School of Health Professions, shp,
When Jonathan Hansen was an undergraduate intern at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, he encountered a man who had just suffered a stroke. The patient’s right side was completely paralyzed. Hansen, now a first-year student in The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Department of Physical Therapy, worked closely with the…
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