UNT Health Science Center to close at 3 pm today

UNT Health Science Center and all UNT Health clinics will close at 3 pm today due to inclement weather.There are several ways to determine if UNTHSC will be closed for inclement weather tomorrow morning:1) Call our main phone number - (817) 735-2000. This is the first and most authoritative source for weather closure information. If…

Business leaders need to push health care reform

President-elect Obama is about to take the reins of the government and officially begin his policy of "Change." A central pledge of his campaign: health care reform. But with the economy mired in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and policy makers focusing on righting the ship, enacting meaningful reform quickly might seem…

Primary Care Research Institute in the news

The Fort Worth Business Press highlighted the Primary Care Research Insitutute in its January 19 edition.  Drs. Roberto Cardarelli, Joan Carroll and Kathryn Cardarelli at the Health Science Center were quoted.Here's an excerpt from the article written by Elizabeth Bassett, as well a a link:  "The heart health of Tarrant County residents is under investigation…

UNT Health Science Center faculty lend expertise to media

Harvey Brenner, PhD, professor of social and behavioral sciences, and John Fling, MD, associate professor of allergy and immunology, were both recently quoted in media articles about health.Dr. Brenner commented on suicide rates at times of economic depression in a CNN.com article.  "We ordinarily experience much, much higher rates of suicide during times of recession,"…

UNT Health Science Center researchers study colorectal cancer screening rates

Having a personal health care provider increases the rate of colorectal cancer screening, according to a new study by researchers at the UNT Health Science Center.Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MPH, Primary Care Research Institute director, and Jennifer Thomas, MS, examined data on 120,221 patients and found that the likelihood of being screened tripled in patients who…

UNT Health Science Center DNA lab featured in Popular Science

The UNT Center for Human Identification's DNA lab, housed at UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, was featured in the January 2009 issue of Popular Science."America is haunted by 100,000 missing persons and 40,000 sets of unidentified missing remains. Only one lab can truly connect the lost and the dead -- and it's revealing…

Voice your opinion on possible MD degree

Last month, the UNT System Chancellor, UNT System Board of Regents and the UNTHSC President announced a study led by a Study Group to complete a comprehensive and balanced evaluation and consider all major issues related to the possibility of adding a parallel MD degree in addition to continuing and improving the DO degree program…

Health Science Center closes for winter break

UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 22, through Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, for the winter holiday. All classes and administrative offices will be closed during this time. Normal operations will resume on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at 8:00 am.Hours for the Gibson D. Lewis Library at the Health Science Center are regularly…

UNT Health Science Center names new School of Public Health Environmental & Occupational Health Chair

The UNT Health Science Center's School of Public Health has named David A. Sterling, PhD, CIH, as professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.Dr. Sterling joins UNTHSC from Saint Louis University's (SLU) School of Public Health, where he most recently served seven years as professor and director of the Division of Environmental…

HSC mourns TCOM student Makasha Colonvega

Colonvega would have graduated in May from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine with the Class of 2009.  She was a top performing student and will be missed by her classmates and her UNT Health Science Center family. She would have had a brilliant career ahead of her," said Dr. Bruce Dubin, vice dean for Academic…