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July 16, 2013
UNT Health Surgeon Joseph E. Ronaghan, MD, FACS, is the only physician in Fort Worth who offers a therapy that provides hope to patients suffering from certain types of gastroparesis. This debilitating stomach disorder is common in people with diabetes, among other conditions. "Gastroparesis is a chronic disorder in which food passes through the stomach…
July 15, 2013
Stroke victims have only about three hours to get to a hospital and receive essential blood-clot dissolving drugs that can help with survival and offer a greater chance for recovery. Sadly, only a fraction of stroke victims seek and receive treatment within that time frame, making stroke is one of the leading causes of death…
July 12, 2013
Now there is a safe place to dispose of cast-off and expired drugs on the UNTHSC campus, with the installation in the Police Department lobby of one of the city's four drug "take-back" boxes.The drop box for unneeded or expired prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications is in the lobby at 3600 Mattison Ave., which is…
July 11, 2013
On July 20, 350 new students will join the UNT Health Science Center family at the annual White Coat Ceremony at West Texas Exhibit Hall at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. The ceremony will feature a formal "cloaking" of incoming Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant students with the traditional…
July 10, 2013
A spirometer may sound like a gadget you played with as a kid, but it's actually a device used to help diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is responsible for one death every four minutes in the U.S. By 2020, COPD is expected to be the third most common cause of death in the…
July 8, 2013
Michael Williams, DO, MD, MBA, Interim President of the UNT Health Science Center, is the featured member of the US News & World Report Hospital of Tomorrow advisory council this month on its web site.The Hospital of Tomorrow is a panel of notable health care executives tasked with guiding the development of a national forum…
July 3, 2013
Andras Lacko, PhD, is about to take a major step forward in his more than 10 years of cancer research. A recent grant from the National Cancer Institute has allowed him to establish a biotech "incubator," expanding his lab's research on biocompatible nanoparticles' role in destroying cancer cells. "This recent development will allow the Health…
July 1, 2013
The new UNT System College of Pharmacy has been granted accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) which allows admission of the inaugural class of Doctor of Pharmacy students in August of 2013. The ACPE is an accreditation body that reports to the U.S. Department of Education. The accreditation status termed pre-candidate…
June 26, 2013
Last year, Texas led the nation in West Nile virus reports, with the state accounting for about half the country's cases by last August. In Dallas County alone, 406 reports of human the virus were recorded in 2012, with 19 deaths and 183 individuals suffering the severe neuroinvasive form of the disease that can lead…
June 26, 2013
Congratulations Class of 2013! On May 18, 2013, 505 students graduated from four of our schools: The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health and the School of Health Professions. The Class of 2013 includes the first-ever graduating class from the Physical Therapy Program. More than…
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