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August 23, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine anesthesiologist, Dr. Steven Solby, medical school, TCOM, Texas college of osteopathic medicine,
Allison Solby was just an infant when her father, Dr. Steven Solby, received his white coat from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The year was 1999, and while Allison was only six weeks old and might have hazy memories of her dad's…
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August 7, 2023 • School of Public Health Dr. Scott Walters, Housing insecurity, mission trip, public health, School of Public Health,
How do School of Public Health faculty, staff and students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth spend their summers? Often, you will find them volunteering time in neighborhoods across the U.S. doing the hands-on work that builds healthier communities. Numerous studies show that housing quality and safety are key…
August 3, 2023 • Banner feature, School of Public Health animal health, Cowtown Friends of Fort Worth Animal Care & Control, Dr. Dana Litt, Fort Worth Animal Care & Control, public health, Shafik Dharamsi,
A faculty member of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health has merged her passions for both human and animal health. Associate professor Dr. Dana Litt co-founded Cowtown Friends of Fort Worth Animal Care & Control in 2020 to provide support to the local municipal animal shelter through fundraising,…
August 1, 2023 • Banner feature, HSC Health ADHD treatment, autism treatment, HSC health, Jay Roop, Kendi Hensel, OMM,
Dr. Jay Roop performs osteopathic manipulative medicine for patients of all ages at HSC Health — the patient-facing clinic at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth — but his favorite patients are the kids. Roop, a DO, said OMM can be used to improve everything from tongue ties and latching…
August 1, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Association of American Medical Colleges Careers in Medicine Advisory Committee, Melva Landrum, Office of Medical Student Success, osteopathic, Texas college of osteopathic medicine, The Careers in Medicine Advisory Committee,
She’s an expert in residency and the Match for osteopathic medical students, and now Melva Landrum of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is part of a national advisory board representing osteopathic medicine. Landrum, a director in TCOM’s Office of Medical Student Success, was appointed to the Association of American Medical Colleges Careers in Medicine…
July 31, 2023 • Whole Health Community, Environmental Health, Financial Health, HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic, mental health, Physical Health, Self-Care,
“A house-call patient of mine has dementia. Her family members are highly educated. They were struggling to decide how to best care for their mom and looking for ways to help her condition improve, such as walking around the house for exercise. We had to discuss the patient’s goals versus the family members’ goals for…
July 25, 2023 • Institute for Health Disparities AIM-AHEAD, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity, Black women, breast cancer, health care-focused AI/ML, Health disparities, Hispanic women, MedCognetics,
Breast cancer is the second-most common form of the disease in women in the United States. However, it does not affect everyone equally. While Black women make up a smaller proportion of breast cancer cases compared to white women, they are at a significantly higher risk of death than their white counterparts. Part of the…
July 21, 2023 • Banner feature, HSC Health Caring for firefighters, heat exhaustion, Jessica Rangel, Palo Pinto, Possum Kingdom, Texas fires, wilderness medicine,
Last year, an open trash container whose contents ignited sparked a fire that destroyed five homes and charred more than 1,800 acres in Palo Pinto County. This year, the same area 80 miles west of Fort Worth that houses Possum Kingdom Lake was once again engulfed in flames. The so-called “Storage Fire,” which reportedly started…
July 21, 2023 • Advancement, Leadership chief financial officer, Fundrai, fundraiser, Institutional Advancement, Kemp Louis, Kimberly Russell, leaders, UNTHSC Foundation,
A vice president at Texas Woman’s University and a current employee at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were announced Thursday as new top administrators at HSC. Kimberly Russell, vice president for University Advancement at Texas Woman’s University and executive director of the TWU Foundation, was named HSC’s new vice…
July 20, 2023 • Banner feature, HSC Health, Whole Health depression, Environmental Health, Financial Health, mental health, Physical Health, spirituality, Whole Health, Whole Health care team,
This article is part of a series highlighting whole health initiatives on HSC’s campus. When a patient is diagnosed with a life-altering chronic illness, that person’s emotional state can plummet. Roughly 37 million Americans have diabetes, for example, and they are two to three times more likely to develop depression than people without the disease. If…
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