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January 26, 2023 • Banner feature, North Texas Eye Research Institute blind, distorted vision, Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos, EV, EVs, EVs in tears, extracellular vesicle, Keratoconus,
Cells are the body’s social network. One of the ways they communicate with one another is by transmitting what’s called extracellular vesicles, tiny membrane-bound messages in a bottle. The study of EVs is exploding throughout many scientific disciplines around the world, as researchers are now beginning to explore their possible use in medical diagnostics and…
January 24, 2023 • Banner feature, Physician Assistant Studies gaining health care experience, gaining medical experience, Physician's Assistant Studies, Remote Area Medical, seeing patients for the first time,
This past December, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth partnered with Remote Area Medical — for the second time — to bring free health care to the underserved and uninsured population in Texas. The impact of this clinic reverberated throughout North Texas and beyond. Last year alone, 623 volunteers served…
January 23, 2023 • Values honoring employees, Living values, Values, work culture,
A group of faculty, staff and students at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were honored Friday with Valubility of the Year awards for making an extraordinary impact by living the university’s values. “One of the main reasons I came to HSC was because of the way this campus lives…
January 23, 2023 • TCOM, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Antonia Novello, Latino Medical Student Association Southwest Regional Conference,
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is hosting the 11th Annual Latino Medical Student Association Southwest Regional Conference from February 3 to 5. The conference will feature the first female and Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General as the keynote speaker, Dr. Antonia Novello on February 4. “I think it’s important for TCOM to be hosting this…
January 23, 2023 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Regional Conference, Health disparities, Latino Medical Student Association, TCOM,
While the U.S. Hispanic population is the fastest-growing demographic in the country, the percentage of LatinX doctors isn’t rising anywhere close to the same rate. The Latino Medical Student Association is trying to change that by appealing to the next generation of health care providers. From Feb. 3 to 5, The University of North Texas…
January 6, 2023 • School of Public Health adolescent, drugged driving,
In the past year, an estimated 2% of adolescents ages 16-17 drove under the influence of alcohol, 5.65% drove under the influence of marijuana and .48% drove under the influence of drugs other than marijuana. Those are just some of the eye-opening results of a new article on drugged driving by Dr. Andrew Yockey, an…
January 4, 2023 • Safercare Texas Friends of Jeff Davis County Library, Jeff Davis County, Mobile Comunidad, National Rural Telementoring Training Center, Pottsboro, rural medicine, telehealth,
SaferCare Texas is once again helping people in rural Texas communities gain access to health care and other vital services, this time with a new telehealth hub set up in Jeff Davis County. In November, the patient safety-focused program of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth set up the telehealth…
January 3, 2023 • HSC Health Center for Older Adults, Distinguished fellow, interprofessional, National Academies of Practice, psychology,
Neuropsychologist Dr. April Wiechmann will be inducted into the National Academies of Practice as a distinguished fellow in psychology. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth practitioner and professor will be honored during the organization’s annual meeting and forum on the weekend of March 30. The induction ceremony will take place…
December 19, 2022 • School of Public Health epidemiology, Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health, Introduction to Health Disparities, Introduction to MCH, MCH Epidemiology, poster presentation,
The School of Public Health hosted its second annual Maternal and Child Health and Health Disparities Poster Symposium, featuring more than 30 graduate student poster presentations from five courses in the public health core curriculum: Introduction to MCH, Introduction to Health Disparities, Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health, MCH Epidemiology and Epidemiology. These presentations represented a synthesis…
December 16, 2022 • HSC Health diabetes, got off medication, health clinic, high blood pressure, metabolic disease, obesity,
With New Year’s resolutions right around the corner, HSC Health — the clinical practice of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth — has launched the Metabolic & Longevity Center. This new specialty clinic is dedicated to the treatment of metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and more.…
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