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September 16, 2014
Sandra Godard has battled cancer and fibromyalgia. She's no stranger to challenging health issues. But when she started experiencing recurrent knee pain, that's when her quality of life quickly diminished. "The pain in my knee felt like the skin was ripping from the inside, every time I put weight on it," Godard said. She battled…
July 14, 2014 • Dermatology, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty
Jaylen Greene was a happy baby until his face broke out in a red, itchy rash. Gradually, the skin condition worsened until the 3-month-old son of Benjamin and Brandy Greene scratched his cheeks so furiously that he drew blood. The itching kept him awake at night. Even his day care teachers were concerned. "He was…
July 11, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
One weekend last March, Jim Poythress experienced chest pains and clammy skin. Poythress, 76, who suffers from coronary artery disease, immediately contacted Nurse Practitioner Nancy Tierney, PhD, and sped to the emergency room. The next morning, cardiologist Abdul Keylani, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at UNTHSC, inserted a stent to open Poythress' blocked artery.…
July 3, 2014 • Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Swimming and the Fourth of July naturally go together. And a few simple precautions can prevent a common complaint at this time of year. "Swimmer's ear" is an inflammation of the ear canal. When water enters the ear canal and does not properly drain, the ear canal can get irritated and infected. David Lar, MD,…
July 2, 2014 • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Barb Gilchrist's first two children were delivered by Caesarean section, but she wanted her third birth to go differently. Her doctor declined to participate if she insisted on attempting a vaginal birth for her third child, which prompted Gilchrist to change doctors. But she found it wasn't easy to find a physician willing to let…
June 30, 2014 • Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
When the Pediatric Mobile Clinic pulled into the Northside neighborhood, Beatric Rodriguez was waiting with her 3-year-old son, Esteban, who she brought in for a checkup. "I am thankful this clinic is here because without it, I couldn't afford to take my son to the doctor," she said. Helena Castanoa brought her two children for…
May 13, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jeanie Griffin As chemotherapy drugs entered her body through an intravenous drip, Jeanie Griffin closed her eyes and focused on a childhood memory. Griffin, who lives in Grapevine, saw herself as a girl snuggled with her father on a backyard bench, watching trees blow as a thunderstorm rolled across the Texas sky. It was an…
May 9, 2014 • Community
Every day, our nurses and medical assistants have an impact on patients’ health and well-being. Small things that they do make a huge difference to patients and their families. As National Nurses Week draws to a close, we asked our nurses and medical assistants if there was a moment when they felt something they did…
April 28, 2014 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
In the news: WFAA: Man says Fort Worth surgeon 'saved his life' removing 18-pound tumor Melvin Jacobs had begun to lose hope that he would ever live a normal life again. For more than a year, a tumor had been growing on his inner thigh, at first limiting his mobility, then preventing him from walking at all.…
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