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July 25, 2013
While the news that a loved one's remains have been identified may not be happy, knowing the truth can bring closure. The UNT Health Science Center helps give families the resolution that may have eluded them for decades, by assisting law enforcement agencies across the U.S. in identifying missing persons. This work is carried out…
July 23, 2013
Candace Henson, DPT ('13), with children in Malawi Rotations abroad put students in interprofessional collaborations, preparing them to provide health care in underserved areas at home, according to the Journal of Physician Assistant Education. The mothers arrive on foot, carrying 4- and 5-year-olds on their backs.The children, severely disabled by birth defects or malarial brain…
July 18, 2013
Participants from the 2012 North Texas Health Forum cheered the results of their collaboration when Governor Rick Perry signed the 83rd Texas Legislature's House Bill 3105 into effect this June. With the passage of this bill, insurance companies can negotiate directly with consumers as to whether they will cover injuries resulting from intoxication. Co-sponsored by…
July 16, 2013
UNT Health Surgeon Joseph E. Ronaghan, MD, FACS, is the only physician in Fort Worth who offers a therapy that provides hope to patients suffering from certain types of gastroparesis. This debilitating stomach disorder is common in people with diabetes, among other conditions. "Gastroparesis is a chronic disorder in which food passes through the stomach…
July 15, 2013
Stroke victims have only about three hours to get to a hospital and receive essential blood-clot dissolving drugs that can help with survival and offer a greater chance for recovery. Sadly, only a fraction of stroke victims seek and receive treatment within that time frame, making stroke is one of the leading causes of death…
July 12, 2013
Now there is a safe place to dispose of cast-off and expired drugs on the UNTHSC campus, with the installation in the Police Department lobby of one of the city's four drug "take-back" boxes.The drop box for unneeded or expired prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications is in the lobby at 3600 Mattison Ave., which is…
July 11, 2013
On July 20, 350 new students will join the UNT Health Science Center family at the annual White Coat Ceremony at West Texas Exhibit Hall at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. The ceremony will feature a formal "cloaking" of incoming Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant students with the traditional…
July 10, 2013
A spirometer may sound like a gadget you played with as a kid, but it's actually a device used to help diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is responsible for one death every four minutes in the U.S. By 2020, COPD is expected to be the third most common cause of death in the…
July 8, 2013
Michael Williams, DO, MD, MBA, Interim President of the UNT Health Science Center, is the featured member of the US News & World Report Hospital of Tomorrow advisory council this month on its web site.The Hospital of Tomorrow is a panel of notable health care executives tasked with guiding the development of a national forum…
July 3, 2013
Andras Lacko, PhD, is about to take a major step forward in his more than 10 years of cancer research. A recent grant from the National Cancer Institute has allowed him to establish a biotech "incubator," expanding his lab's research on biocompatible nanoparticles' role in destroying cancer cells. "This recent development will allow the Health…
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