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May 1, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The goal of the Pediatric Mobile Clinic is to improve the overall health of children in Tarrant County, 75,000 of whom are uninsured. The clinic, unveiled during a celebration Tuesday at Morningside Middle School, will be staffed by a medical team from UNT Health Science Center. It will deliver care at no cost to youngsters…
April 29, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
With a drum line and a cheerleading squad providing a soundtrack, UNT Health Science Center President Michael R. Williams and a group of Fort Worth leaders celebrated the opening of the new Pediatric Mobile Clinic on Tuesday. "It's not often you get to watch a dream turn into a reality," Dr. Williams, DO, MD, MBA,…
April 28, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
In the news: WFAA: Man says Fort Worth surgeon 'saved his life' removing 18-pound tumor Melvin Jacobs had begun to lose hope that he would ever live a normal life again. For more than a year, a tumor had been growing on his inner thigh, at first limiting his mobility, then preventing him from walking at all.…
April 28, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
"Will you wear your bike helmet every time you ride?" medical student Jerica Lomax asked 7-year-old Marisa Salas as she adjusted a shiny new helmet to fit Marisa's head. She nodded vigorously. "Do you know why you wear a helmet?" "I could fall and hit my head." Indeed. Bicycle accidents are the leading cause of…
April 23, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The mission wasn't limited to recruiting when Rear Adm. Raquel Bono, MD, Chief of the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, visited the UNT Health Science Center Wednesday. She spent most of her time on answering students' questions and listening to their challenges. "I want to know how we in the Navy can serve your needs," Adm.…
April 22, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
UNT Health Science Center's Pediatric Mobile Clinic officially hits the road the first week of May, bringing high-quality health care directly to children living in underserved areas of Fort Worth. The specially equipped state-of-the-art mobile clinic will provide examinations for routine physicals, sick visits, immunizations, screenings and laboratory testing. The clinic also will focus on…
April 21, 2014 • Community
The UNTHSC Community Garden is a new way that the Health Science Center creates a healthier community. The community at large has donated more than $3,000 worth of materials including soil, organic fertilizers, plants and compost bins. The garden is committed to donating at least 25 percent of its produce to local food banks. A…
April 18, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Student-led activities have marked National Osteopathic Medicine Week on the UNTHSC campus all week. NOM Week brings the osteopathic medical profession together to focus on the common goal of increasing awareness of osteopathic medicine and osteopathic physicians (DOs) in communities across the nation. Earlier in this week, Tarrant County commissioners issued a proclamation in honor…
April 17, 2014 • School of Public Health
A sad moment with his ailing father crystalized the value of health literacy for Dr. Michael J. Miller. His father, suffering from Stage 4 heart failure, had exhausted his treatment options and his cardiologist suggested he enroll in a new treatment study, said Dr. Miller during his keynote address at the 2nd Annual UNT Health…
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