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  • Community
| August 30, 2019

DNA dilemmas

By Jan Jarvis Melody Josserand took an at-home DNA test on a lark, hoping to find out what part of Europe her ancestors were from. The DNA analyst at UNT Health Science Center knew she was adopted, but says she...

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  • Education
| August 29, 2019

White Coat Ceremony ‘lights a fire’ in new students

By Alex Branch   Olivia Selby began her journey to becoming a physician assistant with a few steps onto the stage at Will Rogers Memorial Center Auditorium. Onstage, the first-year UNT Health Science Center student was cloaked in a white...

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  • Education
| August 28, 2019

Professorship focuses on health disparities faced by South Asians

By Jan Jarvis As soon as he was settled in the United States after moving here from India, Naresh Vashisht arranged for his mother back home to join him. But the move brought heartbreak. Giving to UNTHSC UNTHSC relies on...

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  • On Campus
| August 28, 2019

Health Science Center to close Sept. 2 for Labor Day

The UNT Health Science Center, all clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians, and the Fitness Center will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, for Labor Day. The Lewis Health Science Library will be open as usual, but with modified...

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  • Community
| August 27, 2019

Library introduces ‘next generation’ in health information sharing

By Alex Branch As UNT Health Science Center librarians, Lorraine Sheldon and Brandy Klug understand the difficulty local health organizations have coordinating the services they provide people. As cancer survivors, they also know the difficulty people face finding reliable health...

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  • Community
| August 22, 2019

CHI helps eliminate sexual assault evidence backlog

By Jan Jarvis By the time Lavinia Masters’ rape kit was tested, more than 20 years had passed since she was assaulted. By then, the statute of limitations for the crime had expired. Through the work of the UNT Center...

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  • Education
| August 21, 2019

Dr. Paul Saenz to receive Mary E. Luibel Distinguished Service Award

By Alex Branch Paul S. Saenz, DO, a graduate of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and Team Physician for the San Antonio Spurs, has been named the 2019 recipient of the...

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  • Education
| August 20, 2019

College of ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø awarded four-year accreditation

By Jan Jarvis The UNT System College of ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø at UNT Health Science has reached another milestone just eight years after it was founded in 2011. The Accreditation Council for ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Education has granted the college a four-year accreditation term,...

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  • Research
| August 19, 2019

The dancers and their doctors

By Jan Jarvis About halfway through a ballet season filled with graceful leaps and pounding landings, dancer Celesta Gaiera had not suffered a single injury. Physical therapy, massage and compression boots helped keep the Texas Ballet Theatre dancer on her...

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  • Patient Care
| August 15, 2019

WE HAIL receives grant to improve care for older adults

By Jan Jarvis UNT Health Science Center and its community partners are expanding their efforts to improve health care for older adults with the support of a $3.75 million federal grant. The Health Resources and Services Administration funding will address...