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| September 25, 2014

DNA analysis leads to 2 more IDs at Florida reform school

Photo credit: University of South Florida The Missing Persons Lab at UNT Health Science Center used DNA analysis to help identify two more boys buried decades ago in unmarked graves at a reform school in Florida. One of the cases...

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| September 22, 2014

LEAP volunteers to learn life skills at UNTHSC

Student volunteers from Fort Worth ISD's Life Education and Preparation (LEAP) program are performing roles on the UNT Health Science Center campus that will help them develop skills and build resumes. LEAP is designed to guide special needs students into...

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| September 19, 2014

Oct. 11 charity run is fun for the whole family

The public is invited to join UNT Health Science Center runners Oct. 11 for the family-friendly DO Dash 5K, Kids' 1-Mile, Health Fair and Silent Auction - all benefiting Alliance for Children of Fort Worth. Activities include: 5K Run - The walk/run event takes you through the...

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| September 15, 2014

Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational Symposium set for Oct. 16-18

The 26th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational Symposium will be held Oct. 16-18 in the Sheraton Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas. The 26th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational SymposiumRegister online now   This year's topic for the...

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| September 12, 2014

Five questions about enterovirus D68

The respiratory illness that has sent hundreds of children to hospitals in the Midwest has not hit Texas yet but parents and physicians are bracing for a possible outbreak of enterovirus D68 here. While enteroviruses are common and only cause...

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| September 12, 2014

Cowtown Cruisin’ for a Cure honors Dr. Andras Lacko for cancer research

Terry Mann, Cruisin' for a Cure President; Lacko; Chris Goetz, Cruisin' for a Cure founder The nonprofit Cowtown Cruisin' for a Cure has honored Andras Lacko, PhD, for his dedication to the fight against prostate cancer by presenting him with...

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| September 11, 2014

Texas physicians honor rural-medicine program founder

UNT Health Science Center's Rural Osteopathic Medical Education program has prepared hundreds of physicians to care for rural residents, mainly as primary care physicians in Texas. The founder and long-time Director of that program is John R. Bowling, DO, Assistant...

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| September 9, 2014

Disaster drill to teach benefits of interprofessional cooperation

When terrorists struck New York's Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, first-responders in different departments couldn't communicate by radio. Lives were lost to the inability to share information and collaborate. On Sept. 11, 2014, UNT Health Science Center in Fort...

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| September 5, 2014

Donor seeks to generate matching scholarship gifts

During their first days of medical school, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students are ceremoniously cloaked in a white coat and take an oath of professionalism and empathy. The rite of passage symbolizes the students' commitment to become compassionate healers....

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| September 4, 2014

From UNTHSC classroom to Houston crime lab

Emily Ricco is not a police detective, but she helps solve crimes every day. As a DNA analyst at the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ricco, 27, examines objects involved in crimes for blood evidence or other bodily fluids....