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March 20, 2015 • Patient Care, Professional and Continuing Education, Research
Dementia from All Sides 2015 Spring Symposium Registration Sid O'Bryant Janice Knebl Every day, UNT Health Science Center researchers are studying ways to better understand Alzheimer's disease and how it can be treated or prevented. At the "Dementia from All Sides 2015 Spring Symposium" presented by the Alzheimer's Association, several UNTHSC scientists will share their…
March 19, 2015 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
For medical students Shane and Pilar Rainey, the biggest challenge of newlywed life is choosing a residency where both will thrive. Residency - typically three years - is the necessary training that follows graduation and precedes independent practice. On Friday, medical students all over the nation will learn where they've "matched" with a hospital residency.…
March 18, 2015 • Community, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Midwest Regional American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Conference Register Here Contact: lauren.kjolhede@unthsc.edu Several UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC) alumni, professors and clinicians will deliver presentations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the first-ever Sports Medicine Day event on the UNTHSC campus. This event will also serve as the Midwest…
March 17, 2015 • Research, School of Public Health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDMphcTYeZg&w=640&h=480 Mexican-American children who show evidence of greater adaptation into American culture face significantly higher odds of being at high risk for Type 2 diabetes than Mexican-American children who do not similarly adapt. Those are the findings of a study by UNT Health Science Center researchers involving 144 North Texas children aged 10 to 14.…
March 13, 2015 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Carl E. Everett, DO, spent half of his life supporting the UNT Health Science Center. As co-founder of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Everett tirelessly penned solicitation letters, hosted country club lunches and launched a "One Thousand Club" of donors to raise money for the institution that opened in 1970. Later, he offered…
March 9, 2015 • Patient Care, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
For years, Electra Van Item endured the constant pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects the lining of the joints, causing swelling that eventually can result in bone erosion and joint deformity. Along with the pain, her fingers became grossly misshapen over time, and she found it increasingly difficult to perform…
March 8, 2015 • Community
The UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, March 16. All classes, administrative offices and Founders' Activity Center will be closed during this time. UNT Health offices and clinics will be open as usual on Monday. Gibson D. Lewis Library will have modified hours. Normal operations will resume at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 17.…
March 4, 2015 • Patient Care, Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions
The possibility of another coating of ice and snow is bearing down on North Texas. If you must go out, follow tips from Nicoleta Bugnariu, PT, PhD, Associate Dean at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth: Beware of an invisible sheet of ice - it might be under snow or on top of…
February 26, 2015 • Community
For years, Seth Willmoth was a fast food junkie who super-sized sodas and dined daily on burgers. At restaurant buffets, he would fill his plate and then go back for more, again and again. On any given day, the 28-year-old consumed more than 4,000 calories. He tried to lose weight, but could never stick with…
February 25, 2015 • Community, Patient Care
When runners in this weekend's Cowtown Marathon races cross the finish line, they'll find a medical team from UNT Health Science Center watching out for their welfare. "Many runners are ‘hurting' when they finish the run, whatever the run. Our job is to help identify those in significant distress and get them to the medical…
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