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UNTHSC to close July 4 for Independence Day

The UNT Health Science Center, all clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians, and the Fitness Center will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, for the Independence Day holiday. The Lewis Library will be open, with abbreviated hours on July 3 and 4. Have a safe and healthy Independence Day!
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Health Science Center to close for winter break

The UNT Health Science Center will close at noon Friday, Dec. 22. UNTHSC will remain closed through Monday, Jan. 1, for the winter holiday. All classes and administrative offices will be closed during this time. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at 8 a.m. All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians will…
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Transitional Care Conference to seek ways to address families’ needs

By Jan Jarvis   Soon after their daughter Kendall was born, Jocalyn and Justin Briggs were told their baby would not live past her third birthday. Now 8, Kendall is thriving with the help of an army of health care providers that includes physical, occupational and speech therapists. Her parents want to do everything possible…
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Health Science Center to close Jan. 16 for MLK holiday

  The UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth will be closed Monday, Jan. 16 for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. However, all clinics staffed by UNT Health providers will remain open during normal business hours. The Gibson D. Lewis Library will have modified hours Jan. 13-16. The Fitness Center will be closed Jan.…
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Health Science Center to close for winter break

The UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 26, through Friday, Dec. 30, for the winter holiday. All classes and administrative offices will be closed during this time. Normal operations will resume on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at 8 a.m. All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians will be closed Monday, Dec. 26,…
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Health Science Center to close Nov. 23-24 for Thanksgiving

The UNT Health Science Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24. Administrative offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27. All clinics staffed by UNT Health providers also will be closed Nov. 23-24 in observance of the holiday. Regular clinic hours will resume on Monday, Nov. 27.…
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Health Science Center to close Sept. 5 for Labor Day

UNT Health Science Center, all clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians, and the Fitness Center will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, for Labor Day. However, the Lewis Health Science Library will be open. It will have abbreviated hours Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5. Have a happy and healthy Labor Day!
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Helping children from cradle to career

By Alex Branch Children born into poverty need support systems that extend from the prenatal stage into young adulthood in order to live the most successful lives possible, Michael McAfee, EdD, MPA, said. But too often those support systems – including health programs – impact children during only certain developmental stages and then fade away,…
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UNTHSC closed on Memorial Day

  The UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, May 30 for the Memorial Day holiday. All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians also will be closed in observance of the holiday. Regular clinic hours will resume on Tuesday, May 31. The Fitness Center will be closed May 30. The Lewis Library will have…
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Unifying health literacy efforts across Texas

By Alex Branch A national health literacy expert who helps increase patients’ comprehension of complex health information will be the keynote speaker at the 4th annual Health Literacy Symposium on Friday at UNT Health Science Center. Cindy Brach, MPP, Senior Health Policy Researcher at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, helped create the Health…