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June 5, 2023 • HSC Innovates Alzheimer's disease diagnostics, blood-based biomarkers, CX Precision Medicine, Danguole Altman, Dr. Sid O’Bryant, Innovate Fort Worth podcast, innovation, neurodegenerative conditions, Parkinson’s disease,
Danguole Altman, the CEO of CX Precision Medicine, recently sat down for an interview on the Innovate Fort Worth podcast, produced by HSC Next at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. During the podcast, Altman discussed her company's work in the field of Alzheimer's disease diagnostics and the novel technology…
May 25, 2023 • Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions inner city school teacher, pelvic floor, physical therapy, physical therapy degree, women's health,
A passion for education and empowerment took recent The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate Aleesia Isom from the classroom to the clinic. In 2014, Isom began her elementary education career as a science teacher in Memphis, Tennessee. It was in the classroom that she found…
May 23, 2023 • Banner feature, TCOM Bowling alley, Dr. David A. Ray, Dr. Otterbein Dressler, TCOM history, trailblazing university,
On Monday, June 3, 1974, the legendary pathologist and osteopathic physician Dr. Otterbein Dressler gave the keynote address at the William Edrington Scott Theatre to 18 newly minted osteopathic physicians from the burgeoning Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth. Little did Dressler or those 18 physicians know they were laying the foundation for…
May 17, 2023 • Banner feature, College of Nursing College of nursing, HSC health, nurse culture, nursing event,
Nurses have a reputation for being resilient, compassionate multi-taskers who live at the cross-section of art, science, spirituality and psychology. The profession, one of the oldest in the world, is a language with many accents. Though The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth only recently launched its college nursing, HSC’s culture…
May 8, 2023 • Students Career Readiness Center, dining guide, dinner training, etiquette dinner, Which fork to use,
The primary focus of a business dinner is not the food. Yes, the 40 or so students who attended a recent etiquette dinner hosted by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Career Readiness Center learned which fork to use and what to do with all the glasses on a table,…
May 4, 2023 • School of Public Health eye care clinic, eye clinic, free eye exam, OneSight Essilorluxottica Foundation,
During The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s celebration of Public Health Week in April, student organizers from the university’s School of Public Health wanted to offer free eye exams and glasses to anyone in need. The organizers reached out to the OneSight Essilorluxottica Foundation, an international nonprofit committed to improving lives through better…
April 28, 2023 • College of Nursing Cindy Weston, College of nursing, Dr. Barbara Aranda-Naranjo, Kate Taylor, Renee Yarbrough-Yale, Tetsuya Umebayashi, The future of nursing in Texas, Tonychris O. Nnaka, Ulondia Lee,
In the flood of resignations, retirements and shortages that have redefined workplaces across industries these past three years, nothing has been as dramatic or as consequential as the shifts taking place in nursing. The scramble for nurses is tied to everything from how we run our hospitals to the way we value the work of caring…
April 26, 2023 • Banner feature, HSC Health, Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Boys & Girls Club, Catch one, Early Childhood Intervention, Enhanced Community Coordination, Family Central, Gill Children’s Services, Healthy Start, Julia Marut, My Health My Resources, Safe Haven, YMCA,
The HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic utilizes a rich network of community resources to approach each patient from a whole health perspective. The PMC is a pediatrician’s office on wheels, equipped with everything a provider needs to perform well-child checks, acute visits, vaccinations and more. This mobile care center travels to areas with limited access to…
April 18, 2023 • Banner feature, Whole Health food pantry, Student Assistant Resource Center, Whole Health,
This article is part of a series highlighting whole health initiatives on HSC's campus. It’s 6 p.m. and you just got out of class. You remember you need to get gas and a few groceries for the week, but rent was due this morning, and you don’t have enough money to get both gas and…
April 14, 2023
Robert “Bob” Luedtke Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience in the School of Biomedical Sciences, and pioneer in the research of dopaminergic pathways in the brain, passed away on Sunday, March 19. Dr. Luedtke received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and did postdoctoral studies in immunogenetics at the Institute…
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