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  • Education
| November 7, 2016

Online degree works for Amarillo public health director

By Sally Crocker Caring for 250,000 people in addition to your own family can be a challenging job. So when Casie Stoughton, RN, MPH, decided to pursue a public health graduate degree,...

Mao and Kettles
  • Research
| November 4, 2016

A gift to improve glaucoma care

By Jan Jarvis   Mike Kettles was in the Navy and about to deploy overseas when he learned during a physical that he had glaucoma. “I was young and I was shocked,” he said. “With glaucoma you don’t feel like...

  • Education
| November 3, 2016

Honored for outstanding PT research

By Alex Branch Yasser Salem, PhD, PT, has been awarded the 2016 Outstanding...

Careflight
  • Education
| November 2, 2016

CareFlite helicopter and crew to swoop in Nov. 4

By Betsy Friauf   When a CareFlite helicopter lands at the Health Science Center on Friday, Nov. 4, it’s not an emergency but an informal training session. The chopper fly-in is an annual opportunity for students to get up close...

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  • Education
| November 1, 2016

‘World War Z’ awareness fair to focus on zoonotic diseases

By Sally Crocker Scientists have long recognized the connection of diseases spread between animals and people, through viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi. This is so common, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that an estimated 6...

  • Patient Care
| October 28, 2016

Innovative solutions to make health care safer

By Jan Jarvis   Too often patients in pain are prescribed opioids every day, around the clock, for years and years. The result: A growing number of older patients are becoming addicted to prescription opioids, said Andrew Kolodny, MD, Chief...

Senator Jane Nelson
  • Community
| October 27, 2016

A champion for patient safety

By Jeff Carlton Senator Jane Nelson, whose support for a culture change around safety in health care led to the creation of the Institute for Patient Safety at UNT Health Science Center, will receive an advocacy award on Thursday in Fort...

  • Education
| October 26, 2016

Advancing the practice of physical therapy

By Alex Branch   UNT Health Science Center faculty and students will have a prominent role this week at the annual meeting of the Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA). Eleven faculty members and 10 students will make presentations or display...

Interdisciplinary Research and Education Building
  • Research
| October 24, 2016

Breaking ground on UNTHSC’s future

By Jeff Carlton When it opens in 2018, the building going up along Camp Bowie Boulevard will be more than just the first new research facility at UNT Health Science Center in 14 years. Housed inside an exterior of precast...

  • Our People
| October 24, 2016

Alum and educator selected President-elect of AOA

By Alex Branch   Mark A. Baker, DO, a UNT Health Science Center alumnus and educator, has been voted President-elect of the American Osteopathic Association. Dr. Baker, a recently retired radiologist, will...