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January 16, 2009 • Archive
Harvey Brenner, PhD, professor of social and behavioral sciences, and John Fling, MD, associate professor of allergy and immunology, were both recently quoted in media articles about health.Dr. Brenner commented on suicide rates at times of economic depression in a CNN.com article. "We ordinarily experience much, much higher rates of suicide during times of recession,"…
January 16, 2009 • Archive
Having a personal health care provider increases the rate of colorectal cancer screening, according to a new study by researchers at the UNT Health Science Center.Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MPH, Primary Care Research Institute director, and Jennifer Thomas, MS, examined data on 120,221 patients and found that the likelihood of being screened tripled in patients who…
January 6, 2009 • Archive
The UNT Center for Human Identification's DNA lab, housed at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, was featured in the January 2009 issue of Popular Science."America is haunted by 100,000 missing persons and 40,000 sets of unidentified missing remains. Only one lab can truly connect the lost and the dead -- and it's revealing…
January 6, 2009 • Archive
Last month, the UNT System Chancellor, UNT System Board of Regents and the UNTHSC President announced a study led by a Study Group to complete a comprehensive and balanced evaluation and consider all major issues related to the possibility of adding a parallel MD degree in addition to continuing and improving the DO degree program…
December 15, 2008 • Archive
UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 22, through Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, for the winter holiday. All classes and administrative offices will be closed during this time. Normal operations will resume on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at 8:00 am.Hours for the Gibson D. Lewis Library at the Health Science Center are regularly…
December 12, 2008 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center's School of Public Health has named David A. Sterling, PhD, CIH, as professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.Dr. Sterling joins UNTHSC from Saint Louis University's (SLU) School of Public Health, where he most recently served seven years as professor and director of the Division of Environmental…
December 9, 2008 • Archive
Colonvega would have graduated in May from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine with the Class of 2009. She was a top performing student and will be missed by her classmates and her UNT Health Science Center family. She would have had a brilliant career ahead of her," said Dr. Bruce Dubin, vice dean for Academic…
December 5, 2008 • Archive
North Texas thermometers are already dipping to freezing temperatures.When the mercury hits freezing and there's snow or ice on the ground, you may wonder whether the Health Science Center will be open. Here are three easy ways to find out, listed below in order of authority.Call our main phone number - 817-735-2000. This is the…
December 5, 2008 • Archive
Nine UNT Health physicians were chosen as "Texas Super Docs" for the December 2008 edition of Texas Monthly, on newsstands now.More than 40,000 medical professionals across Texas were asked to nominate one or more doctors, other than themselves, for the list, based on the question, "If you needed medical care, which doctor would you choose?"The list…
November 14, 2008 • Archive
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced that its board of trustees has approved 10 grants, totaling almost $20 million, to strengthen physician's geriatrics training across the United States. President Steven L. Anderson made the announcement from the Foundation's Las Vegas headquarters today. The grants will support comprehensive projects in academic health centers to train medical…
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