Veteran no longer avoiding doctors

During his 13 years in the U.S. Air Force, Maj. Kevin Peterson and his fellow pilots shared a strategy when it came to doctors - avoid them. Tell a flight doctor you have even mild symptoms and risk finding yourself off flight duty and facing months of tests, he said. "Pilots think all doctors do…

Establishing first protocols for Alzheimer’s blood test

To achieve FDA approval of the first blood test for early detection of Alzheimer's disease, UNT Health Science Center Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Sid O'Bryant has created an international working group to establish standards for blood collection. O'Bryant, who has led development of the blood test at the Health Science Center in collaboration with…
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UNT Health Science Center announces new executive leadership

The University of North Texas System Board of Regents has announced the appointment of Michael Williams, DO, MD, as Interim President of the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth. A Fort Worth native, Dr. Williams has served on the UNT System Board of Regents for the past 15 months and has been CEO of…
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More than a mentor: Senior citizen donates to geriatric education at UNTHSC

Clarabele "Pit" Dodson is helping students learn more about patients in their golden years. For several years she's been a mentor to UNT Health Science Center students in Seniors Assisting in Geriatric Education (SAGE), a unique UNTHSC program that expands students' understanding of older patients.And now she's also a major SAGE underwriter. Her gift of…
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Knowledge means health for military families

Military personnel and their families are getting armed with information - free, accurate medical and health information--thanks to the UNT Health Science Center. UNTHSC's Gibson D. Lewis Library is piloting a new program called Armed with Information, which shows military personnel and their families how to use the internet to find free accurate health information.…

Managing holidays with a loved one with dementia

Holidays bring families and friends together to experience the joys of the season. But when a loved one has dementia, there are additional things to consider: Remember the most important aspect of the holidays - people! Don't get so caught up in maintaining traditions that those important relationships get lost. Keep the traditions your loved…
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New UNTHSC billboards are going up around Fort Worth

  The new UNTHSC billboard at I-30 eastbound at Beach St. The advertising campaign features UNT Health providers Janice Knebl, DO; Sharon Gustowski, DO; and Madge Barnes, MD. You will soon see the new boards in five locations around Fort Worth: the corner of Camp Bowie and Montgomery; I-35W southbound at 33rd; I-35W northbound at…
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Video: Emergency medicine on display at medevac helicopter fly-in

    Future health care providers got an up-close look at how collaboration saves lives in emergencies. A medevac crew landed on the UNT Health Science Center campus to demonstrate their helicopter's set-up and talk with students about teamwork.
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Dr. Scott Walters gives holiday drinking safety tips on WBAP

Scott Walters, PhD Stick with clear alcohols. Eat something before or during drinking. Stick to one drink per hour. Since alcohol consumption peaks during the holiday, Scott Walters, PhD, School of Public Health Professor, offered these and other tips during an interview on drinking safety with Brian Estridge on WBAP radio this morning. Listen to…

Andy Axsom talks about his marathon training on WFAA and KLIF

Andy Axsom, Director - Student Development, and Heinz Schwarzkopf, TCOM '16, are training to run the Dallas Marathon this Sunday. WFAA Channel 8 and KLIF recently reported on their training and Axsom's journey from weighing 385 in 2010 to being fit enough to run 26.2 miles.  At UNTHSC, Axsom helps students succeed through new student…