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  • Patient Care
| July 14, 2014

Dermatologist helps baby and parents rest easy

Jaylen Greene was a happy baby until his face broke out in a red, itchy rash. Gradually, the skin condition worsened until the 3-month-old son of Benjamin and Brandy Greene scratched his cheeks so furiously that he drew blood. The...

Jim Pythress with care team
  • Patient Care
| July 11, 2014

Taking the time to listen builds patient’s trust and loyalty

One weekend last March, Jim Poythress experienced chest pains and clammy skin. Poythress, 76, who suffers from coronary artery disease, immediately contacted Nurse Practitioner Nancy Tierney, PhD, and sped to the emergency room. The next morning, cardiologist Abdul Keylani, MD,...

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  • Community
| July 10, 2014

Cruisin to for a cure to prostate cancer

Much has changed since the nonprofit Cowtown Cruisin' for a Cure was founded in 2002 by prostate cancer survivor Chris Goetz to raise awareness of the disease in Tarrant County. The annual car show, fundraiser and cancer-screening event has grown...

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  • Community
| July 10, 2014

Cruisin for a cure to prostate cancer

Much has changed since the nonprofit Cowtown Cruisin' for a Cure was founded in 2002 by prostate cancer survivor Chris Goetz to raise awareness of the disease in Tarrant County. The annual car show, fundraiser and cancer-screening event has grown...

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  • Community
| July 9, 2014

Jay Leno to perform at UNTHSC Foundation’s Evening with a Legend

Jay Leno, host of "The Tonight Show" for 22 years, will be the featured performer at "An Evening with a Legend," sponsored by the UNT Health Science Center Foundation to benefit the University's research, education and health care mission. Presented...

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  • Research
| July 7, 2014

NIH grant will help researchers tackle aging-related diseases

As the so-called silver tsunami sweeps the country, the demand for ways to treat age-related diseases is growing dramatically. A $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help UNT Health Science Center train researchers to meet the...

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  • Patient Care
| July 3, 2014

Steps to prevent swimmer’s ear’

Swimming and the Fourth of July naturally go together. And a few simple precautions can prevent a common complaint at this time of year. "Swimmer's ear" is an inflammation of the ear canal. When water enters the ear canal and...

Kathleen Donaldson and Barb Gilchrist Web
  • Patient Care
| July 2, 2014

UNTHSCA€AsAms midwifery group helped mother have the pregnancy she wanted

Barb Gilchrist's first two children were delivered by Caesarean section, but she wanted her third birth to go differently. Her doctor declined to participate if she insisted on attempting a vaginal birth for her third child, which prompted Gilchrist to...

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  • Education
  • Research
| July 1, 2014

Public Health professor named to select scholars program

Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, has been selected as one of 50 participants in this year's National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program for emerging researchers. The highly...

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  • Research
| July 1, 2014

Seed grants help research grow

Triple-negative breast cancer is often aggressive and difficult to treat, making the need for effective therapies all the more urgent. With the help of a $25,000 UNT Health Science Center seed grant, Alakanada Basu, PhD, is laying the groundwork for...