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Students win first place in emergency medicine simulation competition
By Sarah Jane Grisham Left to right in photo above are first-place team members Reese Allen, Tavisty Tarkenton, Michael Baillio, Colin Bumann and Brooke Beck; and Kate Phillips, who competed last year and this year was...
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Historic effort to accelerate research and improve health
By Dan Burgard The medical library at UNT Health Science Center is assisting a historic national effort to gather health data on 1 million people...
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Student devotes spare time to ensuring kids are safe in cars
By Sally Crocker UNTHSC public health student Elizabeth Velarde – a busy mom juggling graduate school, a job and community volunteer work – understands the challenges that parents face when time is at a premium and it’s important to...
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UNTHSC honors Mayor Price as public health champion
By Sally Crocker Mayor Betsy Price has been a tireless advocate for improving the health and well-being of Fort Worth residents, from backing the Blue Zones and FitWorth initiatives for a healthier community, to supporting a Smoke-Free Fort Worth...
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Prestigious honor for UNTHSC physician
By Alex Branch A UNT Health Science Center Associate Professor who oversees the university’s correctional medicine program was awarded the prestigious W. Kenneth Riland Memorial Lecture by the American Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventive Medicine. John Mills, DO, MPH, delivered...
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Residencies offer specialized training for future pharmacists
By Jan Jarvis The e-mail that Brittany Cox had been anticipating arrived exactly on time. “I woke up at 7 and it came right after that,” she said. “It was such a relief to finally know what I’ll be...
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Students offer expertise, compassion in screenings for hepatitis
By Alex Branch A group of UNT Health Science Center students is putting its interest in infectious diseases to work in charity clinics and among high-risk populations in North Texas. Members of the Infectious Disease Interest Group student organization...
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Empathy in action
By Alli Haltom Evonne Kaplan-Liss was struggling with the effects of ulcerative colitis, recovering from surgery and feeling hopeless. “I sank into a deep depression,” said Kaplan-Liss, now a physician and Assistant Dean of Narrative Reflection and Patient Communication...
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A last chance for families with missing loved ones
By Jeff Carlton The databases of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) contain files on more than 1,000 active missing person cases in Texas and about 14,000 nationwide – each one a tragedy for the families involved....
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Professor honored for outstanding contributions to field of biomedical engineering
By Alex Branch Rita Patterson, PhD, a UNT Health Science Center Professor, has been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows, one of the highest professional distinctions for medical and biological engineers. Dr....
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