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July 8, 2022 • College of Pharmacy, HSC Health, Institute for Healthy Aging, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dante Paredes, HSC health, James Aston, Maria Crompton, Megan Wesling,
Dante Paredes, DO, looked his patient straight in the eye and with a stern tone told him he simply had two choices. He could either make a course correction now or sign the papers for hospice. “So, is there a way to fix this?” the patient asked. Dr. Paredes told him if he is…
April 19, 2022 • HSC Health, HSC Health, Our People
Earlier this month, doctors at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth continued a long tradition of campus excellence with 26 of them named among the best doctors in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Magazine recognized the doctors in the outlet’s April issue. Each year, the magazine invites area physicians to nominate…
August 27, 2020 • HSC Health, Research
By Jan Jarvis As a young medical student attending Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in the 1970s, Mark Holton faced the challenges of developing the knowledge and skills to one day care for pediatric patients. But there was more to his journey as an osteopathic medical student. He also faced the stigma of being seen as “less than” in the eyes of his allopathic peers. Things changed in four short years. “By the time…
August 7, 2019 • HSC Health
By Alex Branch Jeff Beeson, DO, grew up with UNT Health Science Center. As a kid, he watched Fourth of July fireworks with his father Don, the school’s long-time police chief, from a rooftop when it was just a medical school. He set up street cones to mark the route of the Cowtown Marathon, founded…
June 6, 2018 • College of Pharmacy, HSC Health
By:Jan Jarvis The medications cost close to $100,000, but they cure hepatitis C in 12 weeks or less. And yet, some patients leave this costly prescription unused in their medicine cabinet. A phone call from pharmacist Jennifer Fix, PharmD, can turn things around and get patients on a path towards a cure for this…
December 17, 2014 • HSC Health
When Ebola was diagnosed in Dallas, it set off a tidal wave of fear that left health officials scrambling to stave off a communitywide crisis. It ended with three confirmed cases, including one death. A less exotic, but no less serious, health risk is now upon us. The flu season has barely started, and already…
June 4, 2014 • HSC Health, School of Public Health
Joon-Hak Lee, PhD, and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price The City of Fort Worth and UNT Health Science Center have renewed their mosquito-surveillance partnership, part of a unique effort blending hard science with community outreach to prevent the spread of West Nile virus. Graduate students and a scientist from UNTHSC trap and collect mosquitos…
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