- Community
Arlington resident’s visit to free clinic changed her vision
It was 2021, and Precious Harris hadn’t seen clearly in five years. The Arlington resident was one of thousands of North Texas residents who didn’t have vision insurance or the means to buy new glasses. Her circumstances changed after a...
- Education
HSC College of ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø granted eight-year accreditation
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s College of ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø has reached another milestone just 10 years after its inaugural class matriculated in 2013. The Accreditation Council for ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Education has granted the college an eight-year...
- Our People
This is Whole Health: Dr. Kate Taylor
“A house-call patient of mine has dementia. Her family members are highly educated. They were struggling to decide how to best care for their mom and looking for ways to help her condition improve, such as walking around the house...
- Research
Farewell conference features Institute for Health Disparities program
A variety of biomedical scientists descended upon Los Angeles last month, as well as scores more participating from home, for what would be the final National Institutes of Health Diversity Program Consortium annual conference. The theme was appropriately titled “Ending...
- Education
SPH launches new academic department structure to meet public health needs of North TexasÂ
The School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has launched a new academic department structure to advance its efforts to train a critically needed workforce in the fields of public health,...
- Our People
Innovating AI to combat health disparities in breast cancer treatment
Breast cancer is the second-most common form of the disease in women in the United States. However, it does not affect everyone equally. While Black women make up a smaller proportion of breast cancer cases compared to white women, they...
- Community
Administrative professional team spearheaded toiletry drive
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s administrative professional team organized a toiletry drive for items on campus during the month of June. HSC Health’s senior executive assistant Karen...
- Our People
An HSC executive serves near the frontlines of Texas fires
Last year, an open trash container whose contents ignited sparked a fire that destroyed five homes and charred more than 1,800 acres in Palo Pinto County. This year, the same area 80 miles west of Fort Worth that houses Possum...
- Our People
HSC hires two new leaders
A vice president at Texas Woman’s University and a current employee at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were announced Thursday as new top administrators at HSC. Kimberly Russell, vice president for University Advancement at...
- Our People
Whole Health focus: mental health
This article is part of a series highlighting whole health initiatives on HSC’s campus. When a patient is diagnosed with a life-altering chronic illness, that person’s emotional state can plummet. Roughly 37 million Americans have diabetes, for example, and they are...
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