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September 19, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The public is invited to join UNT Health Science Center runners Oct. 11 for the family-friendly DO Dash 5K, Kids' 1-Mile, Health Fair and Silent Auction - all benefiting Alliance for Children of Fort Worth. Activities include: 5K Run - The walk/run event takes you through the Monticello neighborhood adjacent to the UNTHSC campus. Registration is $20 before Oct. 3 and $25 until the…
September 19, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Theme music played. The lights were bright. And Cole Zanetti, DO, (TCOM '11) faced 100 people in the pressure-cooker that was the Harvard Medical School auditorium. He had five minutes to pitch a proposal - then face judges' questions - as part of the Primary Care Innovation Challenge, a contest modeled after the ABC reality…
September 17, 2014 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions
Within the same month, Winnie Raspberry lost her husband and was in a serious car accident. Now living alone, she was fearful of falling and not certain how to handle it. Then she learned about A Matter of Balance, an eight-week workshop in which Physical Therapy students from UNT Health Science Center teach seniors how…
September 16, 2014
Sandra Godard has battled cancer and fibromyalgia. She's no stranger to challenging health issues. But when she started experiencing recurrent knee pain, that's when her quality of life quickly diminished. "The pain in my knee felt like the skin was ripping from the inside, every time I put weight on it," Godard said. She battled…
September 15, 2014
The 26th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational Symposium will be held Oct. 16-18 in the Sheraton Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas. The 26th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational SymposiumRegister online now This year's topic for the symposium, conducted by UNT Health Science Center's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the ForHER…
September 12, 2014
The respiratory illness that has sent hundreds of children to hospitals in the Midwest has not hit Texas yet but parents and physicians are bracing for a possible outbreak of enterovirus D68 here. While enteroviruses are common and only cause mild symptoms, this particular strain is rare in the United States, said Dr. Priya Bui,…
September 12, 2014
Terry Mann, Cruisin' for a Cure President; Lacko; Chris Goetz, Cruisin' for a Cure founder The nonprofit Cowtown Cruisin' for a Cure has honored Andras Lacko, PhD, for his dedication to the fight against prostate cancer by presenting him with its Classic Heroes Award of Gratitude. The award, presented Sept. 11 at the Moncrief Cancer…
September 11, 2014
UNT Health Science Center's Rural Osteopathic Medical Education program has prepared hundreds of physicians to care for rural residents, mainly as primary care physicians in Texas. The founder and long-time Director of that program is John R. Bowling, DO, Assistant Dean of Rural Medical Education. The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association recently presented him its Meritorious…
September 9, 2014
When terrorists struck New York's Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, first-responders in different departments couldn't communicate by radio. Lives were lost to the inability to share information and collaborate. On Sept. 11, 2014, UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth will sponsor a disaster drill to train students to collaborate with all the professionals…
September 5, 2014
During their first days of medical school, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students are ceremoniously cloaked in a white coat and take an oath of professionalism and empathy. The rite of passage symbolizes the students' commitment to become compassionate healers. This patient-centered focus inspired the parents of one TCOM Class of 2014 member to make…
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