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Dean Conine Unt Health Science Center Fc
  • Our People
| January 6, 2020

50 Heroes: Dean Conine, Grounds Foreman

At HSC, the grass is green, the trees are trimmed, and the flowers are in bloom thanks to the care and passion of Dean Conine. The Grounds Foreman was long committed to ensuring that campus was beautiful and safe for...

Legit Health Literacy Unt Health Science Center Fc
  • Education
| December 19, 2019

Helping teens judge the legitimacy of health information online

By Jan Jarvis Ryleigh Hajek turned to the Internet when she woke up one morning with severe back pain. But the 18-year-old didn’t rely on random websites or blogs to diagnose her symptoms. She knew better. “I only reviewed legitimate...

Thad Miller Mission Trip Public Health Unt Health Science Center Fc
  • Our People
| December 19, 2019

Feliz Navidad mission takes health care and good cheer on the road to Mexico

By Sally Crocker Some travel by sleigh high above the rooftops in the month of December, while others choose a different route. Recently, the message of holiday friendship, caring and service came by trucks, bags and overstuffed boxes from the...

Nathalie Holme Fulbright Fellow Unt Health Science Center Fc
  • Research
| December 19, 2019

Fulbright Fellow takes valuable research, taste of Texas back to Norway

By Diane Smith After four months in North Texas, Dr. Nathalie Holme heads back to her native Norway with scientific data about cerebral blood flow and a pair of cowboy boots. “I’ve learned so much,” said Dr. Holme, adding that...

Military Match Harrell Commission Unt Health Science Center Fc
  • Education
| December 17, 2019

Military match a dream come true for TCOM couple

By Steven Bartolotta When Kelly Harrell was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force in February 2018, it was the start of a fairly-tale journey. Kelly was commissioned into the Air Force by her fiancé,...

Precep Fc2
  • Community
| December 16, 2019

UNTHSC grad chosen for CDC’s ‘top gun’ disease detective service

By Sally Crocker For decades, the image of worn-out shoe leather with a prominent hole in the bottom has served as a visual representation of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) disease detectives who travel the world investigating outbreaks that...

Precep Fc
  • Community
| December 16, 2019

Asthma 411 expands across Tarrant County

By Jan Jarvis “Squeezing,” shouted Kim Nguyen as she hugged herself as tightly as possible and encouraged the roomful of second-graders to do the same. “That’s what your airways are doing during an asthma attack,” said Nguyen, Project Coordinator for...

Precep Fc
  • Community
| December 11, 2019

Trial to determine if warm leg baths can reduce high blood pressure

By Jan Jarvis Elizabeth Temples, 77, sinks her legs into a tub of soothing warm water and settles in to relax with a good book. But it’s not a spa day. Temples is participating in a study investigating if a...

Precep Fc
  • Community
| December 11, 2019

Medical student inspired by Camp Cardiac now guiding teens: ‘It feels very meant to be’

By Diane Smith In 2014, Rupali Gautam posed for a photo in front of the University of North Texas Health Science Center sign that overlooks Camp Bowie Boulevard – it’s an image that in retrospect predicted the medical student’s future....

Unt Health Science Center Vaping Roundtable Discussion Fc
  • Community
| December 10, 2019

UNTHSC hosts panel discussion on e-cigarettes, vaping

By Diane Smith Health experts, lawmakers and community leaders recently gathered at the UNT Health Science Center to discuss how to prevent vaping-related deaths and limit teen access to e-cigarettes – a public discussion that came two months after Texas...