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May 1, 2013
The joy of bringing a baby into the world is all-encompassing. But sometimes, so are the painful physical changes that a woman experiences as her body responds to a pregnancy.Consider Cessilye Smith. Her first pregnancy led to a diastasis, a separation of abdominal muscles, which was never addressed. Two years later she is currently pregnant…
April 29, 2013
More than one in 270 people in the U.S. are living with HIV, and every 9.5 minutes someone is else is infected. The economic cost estimates associated with HIV/AIDS exceed 36 billion dollars a year. Effective antiretroviral (ARV) drug treatments have helped people with HIV to live longer. However, a highly effective and widely prescribed…
April 24, 2013
The Health Science Center is creating a new culture of interprofessionalism under the leadership of David Farmer, PhD, Director of Interprofessional Practice. Farmer is helping reduce siloization so health providers and professionals will work in teams to improve care and reduce medical errors.An example is the April 22 hospital emergency code simulation during which students…
April 22, 2013
If student doctors want to be prepared to serve in a rural area, they must understand how the residents work and play in that community. In March, 13 first-year students in Rural Osteopathic Medicine Education (ROME) traveled more than 100 miles north to experience first-hand how an osteopathic physician partners with a local employer.John Bowling,…
December 22, 2012 • Archive
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…
December 21, 2012 • Archive
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…
December 20, 2012 • Archive
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…
December 19, 2012 • Archive
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.…
December 18, 2012 • Archive
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…
December 18, 2012 • Archive
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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