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Category: Family Medicine
October 6, 2020 • Clinical Practice Group, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Patient Care, Pediatrics
By Kathryn Lytton The flu season is approaching and experts at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth are tackling questions about the yearly virus as communities continue to fight COVID-19. Here is a Q&A about the seasonal flu and related topics: Priya Bui, DO, Pediatrics When should a child begin getting a flu vaccine? Flu shots…
May 22, 2020 • Family Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Jan Jarvis As a medical oncologist, Dr. Ray Page has treated thousands of cancer patients in North Texas with care and compassion. As a researcher driven to develop new chemotherapy drugs, he has given hope to many others. As an educator, he has taught and mentored innumerable students and professionals at all levels of…
May 11, 2020 • COVID-19, Family Medicine, Public Health, School of Public Health, UNT Texas Center for Performing Arts Health
By Jan Jarvis After playing musical instruments during the school year, it is time for students to return the rental equipment, a task that takes on new meaning during the pandemic. At a time when social distancing is required and hygiene is a top concern, how do middle and high school students properly clean their…
April 15, 2020 • COVID-19, Family Medicine, Public Health, School of Public Health
By Jan Jarvis The minute Dana Litt saw her mother on FaceTime she had no doubts about why she was calling. “My mom was crying and I just knew,” Dr. Litt said. “I was hearing some pretty shattering news, and there was literally nothing I could do.” The feeling of helplessness that Dr. Litt endured…
April 6, 2020 • COVID-19, Family Medicine, Public Health
By Jan Jarvis A terrible triad – trauma, isolation and lack of structure – is driving more people to drink alcohol and use drugs. Unemployment, lack of health insurance and fear of the unknown are just of few of the traumas people are dealing with amid COVID-19. People are searching for ways to cope with…
December 9, 2019 • Behavioral and Community Health, Community, Family Medicine, Patient Care, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Steven Bartolotta It was a frigid morning in the parking lot of W.J. Turner Elementary School when a mother went knocking on a door of an RV parked at the school. She was looking for help for her 6-year-old son, who has been battling a nasty strain of strep throat. And she found it…
August 19, 2019 • Family Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Jan Jarvis About halfway through a ballet season filled with graceful leaps and pounding landings, dancer Celesta Gaiera had not suffered a single injury. Physical therapy, massage and compression boots helped keep the Texas Ballet Theatre dancer on her feet through “Cinderella,” “Cleopatra” and “The Nutcracker.” “As dancers, we are extremely in tune with…
January 28, 2019 • Family Medicine, TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By Jan Jarvis An Associate Professor of Family Medicine at UNT Health Science Center recently won election to the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME). Sajid A. Surve, DO, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, began his term Dec. 8. In addition to his role an UNTHSC, Dr. Surve is…
August 29, 2018 • Family Medicine, UNT Texas Center for Performing Arts Health
By Jan Jarvis During a break from rehearsals for “Cinderella,” Celeste Gaiera stood still as 37 reflective markers were taped to her torso, legs and head. Then, looking more like a sci-fi character than a ballet dancer, she practiced plies – a familiar ballet step – as six motion capture cameras recorded her every move.…
January 29, 2018 • Family Medicine
By Jan Jarvis Through a partnership with UNT Health Science Center, the University of North Texas in Denton is now offering the world’s first music doctoral degree in performing arts health. The new concentration will focus on hearing, vocal, musculoskeletal and psychological health of musicians and other performing artists, said Sajid Surve, DO, Associate…
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