- Education
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,...
- Research
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
Honored for outstanding PT research
By Alex Branch Yasser Salem, PhD, PT, has been awarded the 2016 Outstanding...
- Education
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...
- Education
‘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
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...
- Community
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
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...
- Research
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
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...
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