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Magdalena Bus and Bruce Budowle
  • Research
| September 21, 2020

(Un)solved mysteries

By Alex Branch In June 2017, Shawn Neill, 42, got on his four-wheeler and rumbled toward the banks of the Ohio River near his Illinois home.   The only son of Rex and Judy Neill loved camping, fishing and hunting for wild mushrooms and arrowheads. He pitched...

Students in white coats
  • Our People
| September 21, 2020

50 Heroes: HSC Student Advocates Association

It takes a village to guide our future health care providers throughout their medical school career. At HSC, the Student Advocates Association is a big part of that village. The Student Advocates Association (SAA) is a non-profit organization comprised of the spouses, significant others and families of Osteopathic Medical...

Surananee Thailand
  • Education
| September 18, 2020

TCOM student makes overnight presentation to Thailand Conference

By Steven Bartolotta Life of a medical student is filled with many sleepless nights and early mornings, so when fourth-year Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine student Jennifer Archer had the opportunity...

Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha
  • COVID-19
| September 17, 2020

HSC to lead state effort to raise awareness about COVID-19 in underserved communities

By Diane Smith The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) will administer the Texas portion of a $12 million National Institutes of Health award for outreach and engagement...

Frank Papa, Professor, Tcom
  • Our People
| September 14, 2020

50 Heroes: Dr. Frank Papa

Frank Papa, DO, PhD, arrived at TCOM in 1979 with a keen eye towards education and research. One day a student’s question prompted him to develop a revolutionary way of diagnosing patients with acute chest pain. He was asked to explain how...

Dr. Sid O'Bryant
  • Research
| September 14, 2020

Researchers receive $45 million federal grant to study health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at HSC Fort Worth were awarded a grant expected to total $45 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of...

Dr. Xiaowei Dong
  • Education
| September 8, 2020

HSC researcher receives $1.8 million grant for work on technology to enhance oral absorption of water-insoluble drugs

Xiaowei Dong, Associate Professor and P1 Curriculum Director at HSC College of ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø, was recently awarded the Maximizing Investigators' Resource Award (MIRA-R35) to continue her research into technologies that improve the effectiveness of oral drugs. Dr. Dong received the five-year, $1.8 million award from National Institutes of General Medical Sciences at the National...

Dr. Michael Clearfield
  • Our People
| September 8, 2020

50 Heroes: Dr. Michael Clearfield

Dr. Michael Clearfield dedicated over two decades to developing HSC’s Internal Medicine Department into one of the largest and most productive academically in the osteopathic profession. Dr. Clearfield served as both faculty and administrator from 1979 to 2006. He served for 20...

Tcom Met Building
  • Education
| September 2, 2020

TCOM Creates New Office of Medical Student Success

By Steven Bartolotta The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is taking the next step to create a welcoming environment for all of its students with the creation of the...

Man Vaping
  • COVID-19
| September 1, 2020

Vapers may be at higher risk for COVID-19

By Sally Crocker Attention vapers -- new evidence links vaping to a higher risk of getting COVID-19. The risk has been shown to be 5 to 7 times higher, according to new scientific research, prompting lawmakers around the country to urge the FDA to temporarily clear the market of all e-cigarettes during the COVID pandemic....