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April 16, 2014 • School of Biomedical Sciences
Persons with both HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) develop liver disease that progresses faster and is more severe than it is in individuals with only one infection. It's not known why co-infection speeds up liver disease, but researchers at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth hope to find out with the help of a…
April 15, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The chief of the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, Rear Adm. Raquel Bono, will address on Wednesday students, faculty and staff at UNT Health Science Center as part of the observance of Dallas-Fort Worth Navy Week. Adm. Bono, who also serves as Director of the National Capital Region Medical Directorate of the Defense Health Agency, will…
April 15, 2014 • Community
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price accepted the victor's trophy Tuesday for the city's win over Des Moines, Iowa, in FitWorth's 10-Week Health Challenge, which ended April 4. Doug Reichardt of Iowa's Healthy State Initiative presented the trophy during the City Council meeting, acknowledging Fort Worth's designation as "Wellness Capital." "This win confirms something we already…
April 14, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Barbara Harty found in geriatrics, the perfect career. "My grandmother helped raise me and I always had a special affection for older people," said Harty, Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor of Medicine. "I just really like working with them, hearing their stories and trying to improve their quality of life." Harty visits about 200 patients in…
April 14, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fort Worth, Texas magazine has honored 25 UNT Health Science Center physicians as "Top Docs." They were selected as a result of surveys of fellow health care providers. They practice in clinics and hospitals across Tarrant County. Those named, and their respective specialties, are: Allergy/Immunology John Fling, MD Cardiac/Thoracic Surgery Albert Yurvati, DO Gastroenterology Monte…
April 11, 2014 • School of Public Health
UNT Health Science Center students are helping connect at-risk women to potentially life-saving breast cancer screenings and prevention information. At a recent event in East Arlington, volunteers signed up women for fully-funded and low-cost mammograms that will be offered May 17 during a regional Breast Cancer Screening Day. Many of the women who attended the…
April 9, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth is marking National Osteopathic Medicine Week April 13-19. 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. In advance of NOM Week, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price proclaimed…
April 8, 2014 • School of Public Health
For more than 35 years, Dan Burden, Co-Founder and Director of Innovation and Inspiration for the non-profit Walkable and Livable Communities Institute, has traveled the world to make it a healthier place. A nationally recognized authority on walkable, livable, healthy and sustainable communities, Burden will be the keynote speaker at this year's 7th Annual North…
April 3, 2014 • School of Biomedical Sciences
A UNT Health Science Center researcher recognized internationally for his work on hormones and the aging brain has been named Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Meharvan "Sonny" Singh, PhD, who has served as Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences since January, said he is eager to take on his…
April 2, 2014 • School of Biomedical Sciences
Rebecca Cunningham, PhD Ads touting testosterone replacement therapy are ubiquitous on radio and television. But medical research has determined that its success at enhancing libido may come at a price. Researchers at UNT Health Science Center now report that while testosterone replacement therapy can damage brain health in some Caucasian men, Mexican-Americans appear to be…
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