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  • Education
| November 11, 2014

Veteran no longer avoiding doctors

During his 13 years in the U.S. Air Force, Maj. Kevin Peterson and his fellow pilots shared a strategy when it came to doctors - avoid them. Tell a flight doctor you have even mild symptoms and risk finding yourself...

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  • Community
| November 10, 2014

A dream car worth waiting for

The 1953 MG TD Roadster was donated by Paun Peters (left) and his wife Magdaline.Dr. Bill McIntosh (right) won the car at UNTHSC's An Evening with a Legend fundraiser on Nov. 6. Some stories are just too good to be...

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  • Patient Care
| November 7, 2014

Calming Ebola fears with facts

As paranoia about Ebola has grown, North Texans needed a medical expert they could depend on for accurate and useful information about the deadly virus. They found one in Dr. Darrin D'Agostino. The Chair of Internal Medicine at UNT Health...

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  • Community
| November 6, 2014

Join prominent UNTHSC alumnus for the Brain Tumor Walk this weekend

Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to join UNT Health Science Center alumnus Dr. Rob Dickerman on Saturday at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Brain Tumor Walk. The annual 5K in Fort Worth raises awareness and resources to improve the...

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  • Education
| November 6, 2014

Public Health & Prevention Council welcomes new Chair

New Public Health & Prevention Council Chair Shirley Little (right) with outgoing Chair Libby Watson and School of Public Health Dean Richard Kurz, PhD. Shirley Little has been named Chair of UNT Health Science Center's Public Health & Prevention Council,...

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  • Patient Care
| November 4, 2014

Bone & Joint Institute welcomes three female orthopedic physicians

UNT Health Science Center's Bone & Joint Institute has announced the arrival of three female orthopedic physicians: Sarah Kennedy, DO, sports medicine physician; Lena Levine, DPM, podiatrist; and Di Lin Parks, MD, elbow and shoulder surgeon. The announcement is significant...

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  • Education
| November 3, 2014

A bird? A plane? No, it’s CareFlite swooping in

When a CareFlite helicopter lands at UNT Health Science Center on Thursday, it's not an emergency but an informal training session. The chopper fly-in is an annual opportunity for students to get up close with airborne emergency transport. Every day...

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  • Education
| November 3, 2014

Addiction Awareness Week shines light on complex disease

UNT Health Science Center will host Addiction Awareness Week Nov. 3-5 to help students and the public better understand the disease and help train them as future physicians. Addiction Awareness Week is presented by the Medical Student Government Association. "It...

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  • Education
| October 30, 2014

Students from many fields learn older patients’ needs

More than 800 health professions students from North Texas universities learned to enhance older patients' safety through better communication during two days of activities at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Although the event had been planned for...

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  • Patient Care
| October 29, 2014

Combined efforts get patient back on her feet

If the natural stress and anxiety that comes with having a baby weren't enough, Katy Kemp soon discovered she couldn't move her right knee, requiring the use of a walker to get around. She was diagnosed with post-partum femoral neuropathy,...