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September 21, 2017 • Family Medicine, Institute for Patient Safety, Research
By Jan Jarvis Almost everyone suffers low back pain at some point in their lives. The question is how to relieve it. Researchers at UNT Health Science Center are working to find the answer. By analyzing the DNA of low back pain sufferers, the goal is to uncover which patients are most likely to respond…
February 9, 2015 • Family Medicine
Dr. Vicki Nejtek’s research helps improve programs aimed at helping children exposed to violence, crime, abuse or psychological trauma. "I'm 9 years old and I live in a shelter," says a girl named Victoria. "I don't tell kids at school where I live because they laugh at me." But Victoria says she also attends a…
July 16, 2014 • Family Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty, family medicine, nutrition, obesity, tarrant count, unt health,
Maribel Martinez and her daughter Monica, 9, knew they needed to change their eating habits to prevent Monica from becoming obese, a condition that affects 32 percent of Tarrant County children aged 2 to 14. Monica's meals often included fatty foods like potato chips. After participating in a six-week childhood obesity prevention program offered by…
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