- Community
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...
- Education
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...
- Education
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...
- On Campus
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...
- Community
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...
- Community
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...
- Education
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...
- Education
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,...
- Research
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...
- Patient Care
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...
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