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UNTHSC removes barriers among health care professionals
Sue Sheridan's son has brain damage because his health care team failed to communicate and left his neonatal jaundice untreated. Years later, her husband died after his spinal cancer diagnosis wasn't communicated among specialists. Sheridan now works for the Patient-Centered...

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25th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational Symposium set for Oct. 17-19
The 25th Annual Pelham P. Staples Jr., MD, Educational Symposium will be held Oct. 17-19 in the Sheraton Arlington Hotel in Arlington, Texas. This year's topic for the symposium, conducted by UNT Health Science Center's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology...

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Wanted: Blood donations to save lives during Labor Day weekend
Here are some sobering facts: More than 42,000 people will be hurt in traffic accidents this Labor Day weekend, according to the National Safety Council. A car accident victim may need 100 pints of transfused blood. Blood donation is more...

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College of Pharmacy classes begin with promise of career-long collaboration
The first class on the first day at the first pharmacy college in North Texas, also the first to be located on the campus of an academic health science center, began August 19 with a pledge."We only have you for...

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White Coat Ceremony at new College of Pharmacy will honor pharmacy pioneers
The first students in the new UNT System College of Pharmacy will receive their white coats on Saturday. Classes begin Monday. What's unique? This is the first pharmacy school in North Texas and the only in Texas situated on a...

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Unique program prepares physicians to lead rural prevention efforts
Imagine yourself in a rural setting where you're the only doctor. A patient's flu-like symptoms are getting worse, fast. But it's not flu season. And he has had several mosquito bites. Tests confirm your fears: He has the West Nile...

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UNTHSC nurtures scientists at summer research intern program
Twenty-seven undergraduate scientists from across the U.S. have been hard at work this summer learning to conduct biomedical research as part of the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program. The annual summer outreach programs ---Summer Multicultural Advanced Research Training...

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Farmers market debuts on campus Thursday
The Health Science Center begins hosting a weekly farmers market this Thursday, furthering our mission to improve the health and quality of life for our neighbors, students, faculty and staff. The Cowtown Farmers Market, open to the public, will offer...

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Can breakfast protect your heart? UNTHSC physician comments
A new Harvard study seems to show that men who skip breakfast are more at risk for heart disease, says Darrin D’Agostino, DO, MPH.He points out that the men in the study had high-stress jobs, and the study didn’t address...

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High school, undergraduate students spend summer studying at UNTHSC
Summer on the UNT Health Science Center campus is anything but quiet, as learning opportunities abound for teens and young college students. Sixteen students from the Young Women's Leadership Academy, a part of Fort Worth ISD, investigated DNA identification techniques...
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