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Sid O'bryant
  • Our People
| June 8, 2020

50 Heroes: Dr. Sid O’Bryant

Nearly two decades ago, Dr. Sid O’Bryant set out to develop a blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease at the earliest stage possible. Today, the first study of a blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease within a primary care setting...

Yasser Salem Fc
  • Our People
| June 8, 2020

HSC Professor to chair a national group on the impact of COVID-19

By Jan Jarvis Dr. Yasser Salem, Professor of Physical Therapy, has been appointed to chair a national group that will focus on identifying the impact of COVID-19 on children with disability, their families and professionals working with them. He will...

Jialiang Liu Fc
  • Our People
| June 4, 2020

Path to PhD begins with dad’s inspiration and a professor’s encouragement

By Sally Crocker When Jialiang Liu was a little girl, she wanted to be just like her dad. Her father is a pediatrician in China, and both parents have always encouraged their only child to go for her personal best,...

Dr. Ryan O'neill Mask Fc
  • COVID-19
| June 2, 2020

TCOM alum fought COVID-19 in a Long Island hospital emergency room as New York became epicenter of the outbreak

By Diane Smith Dr. Ryan O’Neill’s fight against COVID-19 intensified this spring when more and more victims of the mysterious virus showed up at Long Island’s Huntington Hospital Northwell Health emergency room. One night during the week leading up to...

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  • Our People
| June 1, 2020

50 Heroes: Dr. John Bowling

John Bowling, DO, could sense if a student was cut out for rural medicine. The founder of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s nationally recognized Rural Osteopathic Medical Education program evaluated all sorts of factors, such as students’ home town and parental...

Rand Horsman
  • Our People
| May 29, 2020

Rand Horsman receives Founders’ Medal for his contributions to HSC

By Jan Jarvis After a day on the golf course, participants in the Rand Horsman Scholarship Golf Tournament would leave with more than the sense of satisfaction from a game well played. They were inspired. The event’s namesake, Rand Horsman,...

Time Gift Drive Fc
  • COVID-19
| May 29, 2020

TCOM students organize toy drive for survivors of human trafficking

By Steven Bartolotta Human trafficking is a $150 billion business and growing every day. When COVID-19 started spreading across the globe, survivors weren’t spared. So students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine saw an opportunity to help. TCOM third-year...

Rajesh Nandy Associate Professor Biostatistics And Epidemiology
  • COVID-19
| May 28, 2020

No obvious change to Texas mobility trends after lifting of restrictions

By Alex Branch The lifting of government lockdown restrictions does not to appear to have significantly impacted community mobility trends in Texas, a promising sign that a big surge in COVID-19 cases may not be imminent, according to a University...

President Of Unthsc Dr. Mike Williams
  • COVID-19
| May 28, 2020

COVID-19 poses a public health vs. public health question

By Dr. Michael Williams and David Mansdoerfer Today, you will find public perception on how each state has responded to the COVID-19 crisis falls into two camps. There are those who want to reopen the economy, although the pace of...

Alexander Frangenberg Fc
  • Our People
| May 27, 2020

Persistence helps HSC graduate student meet academic challenges as he prepares for medical school   

By Diane Smith Alexander “Alex” Frangenberg’s dream of becoming a doctor started at age 4 when his little sister cracked her head open. After about four hours filled with fear and worries, two-year-old Chloe Frangenberg returned from emergency care with...