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June 25, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emily Casterline learned about testicular cancer as a second-year medical student.A few weeks later, she encountered the disease in a very personal way. Her husband, Micah, was diagnosed with it in February.Her coursework at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine taught her that if caught in time, testicular cancer has a 95 percent cure rate. But…
June 25, 2014 • College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, College of Health Professions, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
The UNT Health Science Center and all UNT Health clinics will be closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday. Fitness Center also will be closed on Friday. The Lewis Library will have abbreviated hours on Thursday and Friday. Have a happy, safe and healthy Independence Day.
June 18, 2014 • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Amy Raines-Milenkov, MPH, DrPH World Refugee Day honors the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under the threat of persecution, conflict and violence. UNT Health Science Center will host an event for those who want to learn more about refugees and opportunities for promoting the…
June 15, 2014 • Center for Community Health, Research, Texas Prevention Institute
The second annual Blues 4 Breast Cancer concert on June 21 will benefit a UNT Health Science Center project that increases breast cancer prevention in Dallas County. The concert will be held at Babbs Bros BBQ and Blues, 330 Bedford St., in West Dallas. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the music starts at noon.…
June 11, 2014
Robin Ward is a busy sales rep who runs in a charity 10K race every month and likes to relax with yoga, tennis and golf. But a year ago, her car was T-boned on her way to a Junior League meeting. Whiplash put her out of commission."I should have gone straight to the hospital," said…
June 4, 2014 • Clinical Practice Group, College of Public Health
Joon-Hak Lee, PhD, and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price The City of Fort Worth and UNT Health Science Center have renewed their mosquito-surveillance partnership, part of a unique effort blending hard science with community outreach to prevent the spread of West Nile virus. Graduate students and a scientist from UNTHSC trap and collect mosquitos…
May 30, 2014 • Community
Donating blood is a great way to help others, but few young donors realize it is also an opportunity to protect their own health. Only 11 percent of donors ages 16 to 19 go online to check their blood values offered by Carter BloodCare, the largest blood center in Texas. The values reveal whether donors…
May 26, 2014 • Community
The farmers market returns to the Health Science Center campus on Thursday, May 29. A half-dozen vendors will set up shop in a small parking lot near the Camp Bowie Boulevard and Clifton Street intersection (Lot 15 on the campus map) and will be open for business from 3 to 7 p.m. The market, an…
May 22, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
A Fort Worth newspaper has recognized Christina Robinson, MD, for her leadership role in UNT Health Science Center's effort to provide health care directly to children in Fort Worth's most underserved neighborhoods. The Fort Worth Business Press named the pediatrician to its annual "40 Under 40" list, intended to recognize people "destined for striking accomplishments…
May 19, 2014 • Community
UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians also will be closed Monday in observance of the holiday. Regular clinic hours will resume on Tuesday. The Founders' Activity Center will be closed on Monday, as well. The Lewis Library will have curtailed hours…
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