- Patient Care
Increasing your odds of beating cancer
By Jan Jarvis FitSteps for Life at UNTHSC Learn more about how to participate in FitSteps for Life at UNT Health Science Center. Learn More Four months after undergoing surgery to remove much of his right lung, Phil Moroneso steps...
- Our People
50 Heroes: D.D. Beyer, Dr. George Luibel and Dr. Carl Everett
More than 50 years ago, three Fort Worth physicians had a vision. Dr. D.D. Beyer, Dr. George Luibel and Dr. Carl Everett imagined building an osteopathic medical school from scratch to deliver high-quality health care in Fort Worth. Thanks to...
- Our People
50 Heroes: Dean Conine, Grounds Foreman
At HSC, the grass is green, the trees are trimmed, and the flowers are in bloom thanks to the care and passion of Dean Conine. The Grounds Foreman was long committed to ensuring that campus was beautiful and safe for...
- Education
Helping teens judge the legitimacy of health information online
By Jan Jarvis Ryleigh Hajek turned to the Internet when she woke up one morning with severe back pain. But the 18-year-old didn’t rely on random websites or blogs to diagnose her symptoms. She knew better. “I only reviewed legitimate...
- Our People
Feliz Navidad mission takes health care and good cheer on the road to Mexico
By Sally Crocker Some travel by sleigh high above the rooftops in the month of December, while others choose a different route. Recently, the message of holiday friendship, caring and service came by trucks, bags and overstuffed boxes from the...
- Research
Fulbright Fellow takes valuable research, taste of Texas back to Norway
By Diane Smith After four months in North Texas, Dr. Nathalie Holme heads back to her native Norway with scientific data about cerebral blood flow and a pair of cowboy boots. “I’ve learned so much,” said Dr. Holme, adding that...
- Education
Military match a dream come true for TCOM couple
By Steven Bartolotta When Kelly Harrell was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force in February 2018, it was the start of a fairly-tale journey. Kelly was commissioned into the Air Force by her fiancé,...
- Community
UNTHSC grad chosen for CDC’s ‘top gun’ disease detective service
By Sally Crocker For decades, the image of worn-out shoe leather with a prominent hole in the bottom has served as a visual representation of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) disease detectives who travel the world investigating outbreaks that...
- Community
Asthma 411 expands across Tarrant County
By Jan Jarvis “Squeezing,” shouted Kim Nguyen as she hugged herself as tightly as possible and encouraged the roomful of second-graders to do the same. “That’s what your airways are doing during an asthma attack,” said Nguyen, Project Coordinator for...
- Community
Trial to determine if warm leg baths can reduce high blood pressure
By Jan Jarvis Elizabeth Temples, 77, sinks her legs into a tub of soothing warm water and settles in to relax with a good book. But it’s not a spa day. Temples is participating in a study investigating if a...
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