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December 5, 2012 • Archive
Thinking of enjoying an extra brew or two to celebrate this holiday season? According to School of Public Health professor and noted alcohol researcher Dr. Scott Walters, the holidays ring in a number of sobering statistics on imbibing in excess. More young people die from alcohol poisoning in December than any other month, when holiday…
December 4, 2012 • Archive
It is that time of year again. It seems everyone around you is sick, sneezing or coughing. What is a great way to avoid getting sick yourself? It is no coincidence that December 2-8 is National Hand Washing Week. Why is hand washing so important? Eighty percent of all infectious diseases are transmitted by touch.…
November 28, 2012 • Archive
Future health care providers got an up-close look Wednesday at how collaboration saves lives in emergencies. A medevac crew landed on the UNT Health Science Center campus to demonstrate their helicopter's set-up and talk with students about teamwork. "The amount of equipment is amazing," said TCOM second-year student Kimberly Lacson. "It's great to see how…
November 21, 2012 • Archive
When someone you love is missing, the holidays lose their shine, and hearts ache from not knowing their fate.Through funding provided by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the UNT Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI) and NamUs (the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System) at the UNT Health Science Center continue to help law enforcement…
November 20, 2012 • Archive
Jingle all the way with the UNT Health Bone & Joint Institute, a sponsor of the year's Jingle Bell Run on Dec. 1, which benefits the Arthritis Foundation. Children and adults can participate in a half-mile or a 5K race, a costume contest and more. Festivities begin at 2 p.m. at Chesapeake Energy Plaza, 100…
November 16, 2012 • Archive
UNT Health Science Center Ob/Gyn Chairman Ralph Anderson, MD, says that the Affordable Health Care Act provides vitally important advances for the health of women and their families. Speaking at the 24th annual Pelham P. Staples, Jr., MD, Educational Symposium in Arlington, Texas, Dr. Anderson said that the new health care legislation makes preventive care…
November 12, 2012 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center will be closed for Thanksgiving break Nov. 22-25. Administrative offices will re-open at 8 a.m., Monday, Nov. 26. All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians will also be closed Nov. 22-25 in observance of the holiday. Regular clinic hours will resume on Monday, Nov. 26. Click here for Lewis Library's…
November 12, 2012 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center celebrated the brand new UNT System College of Pharmacy (admitting students in the Fall of 2013) at its annual gala at the Worthington in Fort Worth on Nov.10. The new pharmacy school will be the first one in North Texas and the first pharmacy school in the state to be…
November 11, 2012 • Archive
Happy Veterans Day! Since 1996, 80 TCOM students have received military commissions upon graduation. Currently, at least 35 students are veterans, and more than 20 are in the military. Our faculty and staff include 68 veterans and the UNT Health Science Center was recently named a Military Friendly School. Thank you to our service men…
October 2, 2012 • Archive
The Health Science Center's enrollment has set a record again. Enrollment increased to 1,949 students for Fall 2012 from 1,760 set last year. The Physical Therapy (PT) program is entering its third year and the School of Public Health welcomes its first online students for the Master of Public Health Professional Option, the Graduate Certificate…
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