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January 27, 2015 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
In the late 1970s when Jim Walton, DO, MBA, graduated from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, he and others faced a clear and inconsistently applied bias against the profession. What a difference 40 years make. Dr. Walton was recently installed as the 132nd president of the Dallas County Medical Society and the first osteopathic…
January 27, 2015
If you started the new year with congestion and watery eyes, you're not alone. Mountain cedar allergy season is in full sneeze and will get worse during the next few weeks. The affliction is often called "cedar fever" and can indeed make you sick. But don't despair, says John Fling, MD, allergist and Pediatrics Professor…
January 27, 2015 • School of Public Health, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
As Medical Director/Health Authority for Dallas County, Christopher Perkins, DO, MPH, has led surveillance efforts for communicable diseases ranging from measles to West Nile virus. But when the first U.S diagnosed case of Ebola virus occurred in Dallas, the UNT Health Science Center alumnus saw his job veer into uncharted territory. “It was surprising to…
January 27, 2015 • School of Public Health
Breakfast, lunch, dinner - everybody eats. But how much do most of us really think about food, how it reaches our tables and how it affects us? Factors that impact our world's food supply and health - from environment/agriculture, animal health, food safety and distribution to rural development, climate and weather - are far-reaching and…
January 27, 2015 • Community
The UNT Health Science Center Community Garden marks its first birthday Feb. 15 and will expand with nine more plots later that month. Here are its major accomplishments so far - not bad for a 1-year-old: More than 60 pounds of fresh organic produce have been donated to a local food pantry. Guided tours have…
January 27, 2015 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
In the hospital waiting room, Kayla Cameron couldn't hold back the tears. Weeks earlier, Cameron, 22, had been critically injured in a car crash that fractured her spinal column and put her at risk of paralysis. On this day, she was to meet Douglas Dickson, MD, the orthopedic surgeon who performed an emergency spinal fusion…
January 8, 2015 • School of Public Health research
If it’s true that the way to a person’s heart is through his stomach, then it shouldn’t be too surprising that meal service with a smile can enhance the way patients judge their hospital stays. A study by Martin Ostensen, a Master of Health Administration student in UNTHSC’s School of Public Health, has correlated positive…
January 5, 2015 • School of Public Health
Elder abuse is a largely hidden problem, but one that impacts a growing number of America's aging population. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 500,000 older adults are abused or neglected in the U.S. each year. To address this growing public health concern, researcher Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH,…
December 23, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
For some, eggnog, buttered rum and other alcohol-spiked drinks are as much a part of the holidays as presents under the tree. But what happens when there's a family member or guest who is in addiction recovery? The holidays can be stressful for just about everyone, but they can be especially tough for people in…
December 19, 2014 • School of Public Health
Faculty from the School of Public Health (SPH), Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Texas Prevention Institute took networking to a new level when they recently hosted a UNT Health Science Center "Research Schmooze" at Mama's Pizza. Almost 30 professors connected to discuss their research interests and opportunities for collaboration on future projects and grant…
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