HSC VP’s HIV/HCV papers added to special collection

Papers authored by Dr. Waridibo Allison, HSC vice president of health policy and executive director of the university’s Center for Health Policy, are part of a larger collection of works released Sept. 7. “Special Projects of National Significance Curing Hepatitis C (HCV) among People of Color Living with HIV Initiative: Improving Linkage to and Retention…

TCOM faculty member writes clinical reference book for health care providers

Dr. Malinda Hansen has quite a list of accomplishments throughout her career. She is an acclaimed physician, she was named the 2019 Resident of the Year by the American Academy of Osteopathy, a business entrepreneur, a former women’s basketball player at the University of Minnesota and now she’s an author. Hansen, an assistant professor with…

Dr. Melissa Lewis invited to join NIAAA College Working Group

Dr. Melissa Lewis has been invited to join the new College Working Group of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Lewis, an associate dean for research and professor in the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, adds her expertise to NIAAA’s focus on…

Values showcase featuring values, brews & you

From 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Office of Culture and Experience will host a values showcase in MET 109-111 and the MET lobby. What is the Values Showcase Event? Our new system-wide values, created with input from all UNT System campuses,…

HSC professor offers insights on reducing drug-related harms

Dr. Scott Walters, Regents Professor at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, recently presented an online training for substance use providers through the Mountain Plains Addiction Technology and Transfer Center. “The Perfect and the Good: Engaging People around Harm Reduction and Non-Abstinence Based Goals” focused on…

How a married couple made their dream come true by getting into TCOM

Zaid Siddiq had 48 hours to make a life-altering decision that would affect his wife, his family and his future. An offer to attend the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine had just rolled in on Friday, July 7, but he and his wife Iqra Ameen had already moved to Missouri in anticipation of both of…

HSC to host Sixth Annual Ralph J. Anderson, M.D. Women’s Health Symposium

Editor's Note: This event has been canceled. Extending maternal care after pregnancy, health disparities and health equity are just a few topics that experts from around the country will explore during the Sixth Annual Ralph J. Anderson, M.D. Women’s Health Symposium. The symposium will be from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, at…

HSC executive loses brother to opioid addiction

She remembered his boisterous, baritone laugh. She smiled out the corner of her mouth recalling her baby brother’s lush blond hair bouncing atop his head. He was a deep thinker — often burdened by his own world-weary brilliance. Hans Maack was cerebral, charismatic and tortured. He died in 2020 of a combined overdose of opioids and…

HSC’s SBIR Phase 0 program guides local company to grant money

After leaving his job as technical director for U.S. Cyber Command, Lex Keen found himself at the intersection of innovative technology, geopolitics and big business. His Tarrant County-based company, SecureFoundry, entered the microchip manufacturing business just before the U.S. government took drastic steps to boost domestic production of semiconductors. Despite having possession of a much-needed…

Innovate Fort Worth podcast: Tre Welch of Tremedics

Tremedics, an early-stage health care company that specializes in pediatric congenital heart failure by using re-absorbable heart stents to grow children’s bodies, recently shared their story with the Innovate Fort Worth podcast, produced by the HSC Next team. Tre Welch, the founder of Tremedics, discussed his company’s work in the field of pediatric congenital heart…