- Our People
The pets (and people) of UNTHSC
By Jan Jarvis  Whether it’s a feline friend or a gregarious goat, pets play a unique role in people’s lives – including those who work at UNT Health Science Center. Here we feature people from across campus, and the...
- Research
Promising treatment for disease that destroys eye tissue
By Jan Jarvis Ocular inflammation uveitis is a serious disease that can destroy eye tissue and cause irreversible blindness. Fortunately, blindness and eye damage can be prevented by suppressing the immune system and treating the disease with corticosteroids, said Sai...
- Research
First semester of college represents ‘red zone’ for student drinking
By Sally Crocker What happens in the first semester of college can profoundly impact students’ alcohol use and future drinking behaviors, especially during the first six weeks, says UNTHSC Associate Professor Dana...
- Our People
I use my PT training to help my community
By Chelsea Barron, Student, Department of Physical Therapy Movement is freedom: That’s a truth I have encountered many times in life. It was true when a back injury sidelined me from my high school soccer team and I watched in agony...
- Education
UNTHSC rural medicine students finish tops in Texas
By Alex Branch A team of UNT Health Science Center medical students earned first place at a statewide competition that challenged them to solve rural health challenges with creative ideas. The winning students were Derek Christensen, Colleen Del Valle,...
- Research
Recent rains increase threat of West Nile virus
By Alex Branch The first West Nile virus death of 2018 in Tarrant County was reported Sept. 21, and a UNT Health Science Center epidemiologist warns that recent rain has caused a sudden increase in mosquito activity. An older...
- Research
Study: For vets, ‘mild’ TBI increases risk of early brain disease
By Jan Jarvis Army veteran R. J. Hillman was riding back to base from a 17-hour mission in Afghanistan when the blast from an IED sent shock waves radiating through his...
- Community
Using DNA to better treat back pain
By Cathy Kearns Chronic pain affects one in five adults in the United States, and high impact chronic pain that interferes with work or daily life most days affects one in 13 adults in this country. These numbers, taken...
- Education
Medical Sciences Program among most respected in nation
By Alex Branch The ambivalence Sohail Siraj initially felt in college showed in the grades he earned his freshman and sophomore years at Texas A&M University. MS in Medical Sciences Learn more about admissions requirements, curriculum and application process....
- Education
Tourniquet training that stops bleeding and saves lives
By Alex Branch Medical student Joshua Pavlik knows the value of a tourniquet in preventing someone from bleeding to death. The former U.S. Army Special Forces medic used them to save...
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