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Jonathan Silk
  • Our People
| February 25, 2016

What makes Jonathan Silk tick?

By Jeff Carlton For Jonathan Silk, the Battle of Al Kut truly began when his truck crashed in the midst of a firefight near a bridge spanning the Tigris River in that eastern Iraqi...

Asthma 411 nurse and student
  • Patient Care
| February 25, 2016

Helping kids cope with asthma emergencies at school  

By Betsy Friauf   A slam-dunk pilot project does more than win awards and put up great numbers. It makes a difference in people’s lives. That’s the case with “Asthma 411,” a collaboration between UNT Health Science Center and Fort...

Seth Willmoth
  • Our People
| February 23, 2016

Running for health

By Jan Jarvis   When Seth Willmoth started running in the summer of 2014 he weighed 340 pounds and could barely walk around the block. “It hurt like all get out,” he said. “But I just kept pushing through the...

New mother postpartum depression
  • Patient Care
| February 12, 2016

Postpartum depression is a treatable disease

By Jan Jarvis Bringing home a baby is supposed to be one of the happiest times in a woman’s life. When it’s not, women often feel as if something is wrong with them, said Shanna Combs, MD, Assistant Professor of...

Staci Rhoudes Photo
  • Patient Care
| February 8, 2016

Patient Navigator cuts red tape to ensure excellent care

By Betsy Friauf   Bernice Etcoff needed help. She couldn’t lift her arm to do simple things like combing her hair or getting dressed. She was in pain and had an unexplained sudden weakness in her shoulder. Based on a...

Darrin D'Agostino with cooling vest
  • Patient Care
| February 5, 2016

Putting the freeze on overheated runners

By Alex Branch   A new tool could help overheated runners cool down at the 2016 Cowtown Marathon. The UNT Health Science Center medical team will test a TechNiche cooling vest to lower runners’ core temperatures at the Feb. 27...

  • Community
| February 4, 2016

Students launch ‘unprecedented’ effort to teach CPR in Texas

By Alex Branch   Would you know how to react in a cardiac emergency? About 70 percent of Americans say they would feel helpless because they do not know how to perform CPR. UNT Health Science Center medical students are...

  • Community
| February 2, 2016

Innovation that’s worthy of recognition

By Alex Branch The announcement that UNT Health Science Center and Texas Christian University will create a new MD school together reflected the institutions’ shared vision of teamwork in education and caregiving that will benefit patients. This innovative project, so...

Elyse Dickerson and Joe Griffin
  • Research
| February 1, 2016

Hear that? Startup company develops remedy for earwax

By Jan Jarvis   Cerumen, otherwise known as earwax, can cause stuffiness, pain and hearing loss. Too much earwax sends some 12 million Americans to the doctor’s office each year. But quick relief might not be too far away. After...

Bibas Reddy
  • Patient Care
| January 29, 2016

A spirit of family and teamwork

By Alex Branch   Bibas Reddy, DO, medical oncologist at The Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, has long considered UNT Health Science Center family. His brother, Hari Reddy, DO, and sister-in-law, Chandana Reddy, DO, both attended Texas College of...