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December 16, 2022 • HSC Health diabetes, got off medication, health clinic, high blood pressure, metabolic disease, obesity,
With New Year’s resolutions right around the corner, HSC Health — the clinical practice of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth — has launched the Metabolic & Longevity Center. This new specialty clinic is dedicated to the treatment of metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and more.…
December 14, 2022 • Banner feature, Campus Annoucement Black Men in White Coats, Dale Okorodudu, Garth Graham, Health disparities, People of color in medicine, Youth mentor, Youth Summit,
The global head of health care for Google/YouTube and the founder of the Black Men in White Coats national organization will highlight a youth summit taking place Feb. 18 at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The goal of the Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit (BMWCx), which will…
December 13, 2022 • Banner feature COVID recovery, federal funding, Grants, SBIR, Small Business Act, Small Business Innovation Research, startups, Tarrant County,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center is the recipient of a $2 million grant from Tarrant County to help emerging technology companies be successful when applying for federal Small Business Innovation Research funding. The grant is part of Tarrant County’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund program authorized by the American Recovery Plan…
December 13, 2022 • School of Public Health alcohol misuse prevention, crowd-sourcing, NIH, NIH competition,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s Project INTEGRATE, was recently named as one of 20 finalists in the DataWorks! Challenge for the team’s work in alcohol misuse prevention. This challenge is produced by HeroX, a crowdsourcing innovation platform with a global partner network. The goal of competitors in the DataWorks! Challenge is to…
December 6, 2022 • HSC Innovates Demo Day, health care innovation, Inc, innovation, Techstars, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator, Wellest,
For Dave Sekowski, founder and CEO of Wellest Inc., the road to wellness has not been easy. Growing up with limited access to healthy food and education about health and nutrition, he struggled with childhood obesity. “I had to take it upon myself to figure it out,” Sekowski said. “I joined the wrestling team, spent…
December 1, 2022 • HSC Innovates Articulate Labs, BOOMROOM, City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Stockyards, Goff Capital, GoManda, Isis Theater, Neurofit, Pulsewave AG, Recovr Health, Stabl, STRAFFR, Tarrant County, Techstars, Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator, Wellest Inc., ZAMA Health,
For the last 13 weeks, the founders of 10 of the world’s most innovative startups have been in Fort Worth perfecting their new physical health technology. They are part of the world’s first physical health accelerator, and now they are ready to show the fruits of their labor. Techstars Demo Day on Tuesday is the…
November 8, 2022 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine breastfeeding health care students, breastfeeding students, lactation room, Medical Student Success,
Breastfeeding mothers at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth now have a private space as the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Medical Student Success has opened the newly established Lactation Room. The room, located in MET 454, is private and secluded, designed specifically for breastfeeding mothers who need support…
October 17, 2022 • Center for Health Policy HSC health profession, Monkeypox RREAP, National Rural Telementoring Training Center, TAKE on HIV for Health Professions Programs, The Monkeypox Rapid Resources and Evidence-Based Advisory Program,
As a former faculty member at UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Waridibo Allison’s Department of Medicine produced evidence-based information sheets based on the then-new COVID-19 virus. The information helped health professionals stay current and separate myth from reality, and the document was researched and written by medical students and reviewed by faculty. Allison now is…
October 14, 2022 • Banner feature, Safercare Texas Asthma 411, HB 2243, State Rep. Stephanie Klick, Taskforce on Unassigned Albuterol Policy & Implementatio, the Asthma 411 Consortium,
The Asthma 411 team, as a part of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s patient safety organization SaferCare Texas, is leading the development of legislation to be presented in January during the 88th session of the Texas Legislature. The team has partnered to create the Texas Taskforce on Unassigned Albuterol…
October 7, 2022 • Safercare Texas #WordsToLose, health literacy, Health Literacy Awareness Month.,
In recognition of Health Literacy Month, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s SaferCare Texas is launching a #WordsToLose campaign to emphasize the importance of using words that people can easily understand so that they can make appropriate health decisions. As a part of the campaign, HSC encourages area residents to…
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