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December 5, 2012 • Archive
Thinking of enjoying an extra brew or two to celebrate this holiday season? According to School of Public Health professor and noted alcohol researcher Dr. Scott Walters, the holidays ring in a number of sobering statistics on imbibing in excess. More young people die from alcohol poisoning in December than any other month, when holiday…
December 4, 2012 • Archive
Classroom lectures gave way to hands-on practice Nov. 30 as student doctors and nurses, clergy and pharmacists worked shoulder-to-shoulder in the UNTHSC Patient Simulation Lab to "save" a robotic manikin in cardiac arrest. It was the first collaborative, interprofessional event for students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and TCU's Harris College of Nursing…
December 4, 2012 • Archive
It is that time of year again. It seems everyone around you is sick, sneezing or coughing. What is a great way to avoid getting sick yourself? It is no coincidence that December 2-8 is National Hand Washing Week. Why is hand washing so important? Eighty percent of all infectious diseases are transmitted by touch.…
December 3, 2012 • Archive
UNT Health's Daniel Clearfield, DO ('07), and Alan Stockard, DO ('76), volunteer as team physicians to help ensure student athletes stay in the game ... safely. A role they agree is growing even more important not only for athletes, but for everyone who risks injury. "We know exercise improves health and helps prevent certain disease,"…
November 30, 2012 • Archive
The UNT Health Science Center campus is merry and bright with 17,700 tiny white LED lights adorning 21 trees. The campus' holiday lights, decking the trees along Camp Bowie Boulevard and Montgomery Street, are new this year, said Electrical Foreman Fred McHugh. "We want UNTHSC to be a beacon of light for our community," he…
November 28, 2012 • Archive
Future health care providers got an up-close look Wednesday at how collaboration saves lives in emergencies. A medevac crew landed on the UNT Health Science Center campus to demonstrate their helicopter's set-up and talk with students about teamwork. "The amount of equipment is amazing," said TCOM second-year student Kimberly Lacson. "It's great to see how…
November 22, 2012 • Archive
We have so much to be thankful for at UNTHSC. View our online photo album to see what some of our employees and students said they were thankful for this holiday season.
November 21, 2012 • Archive
When someone you love is missing, the holidays lose their shine, and hearts ache from not knowing their fate.Through funding provided by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the UNT Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI) and NamUs (the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System) at the UNT Health Science Center continue to help law enforcement…
November 20, 2012 • Archive
Jingle all the way with the UNT Health Bone & Joint Institute, a sponsor of the year's Jingle Bell Run on Dec. 1, which benefits the Arthritis Foundation. Children and adults can participate in a half-mile or a 5K race, a costume contest and more. Festivities begin at 2 p.m. at Chesapeake Energy Plaza, 100…
November 20, 2012 • Archive
You can be anywhere in the world and never miss class. UNTHSC's School of Public Health is the first in Texas to offer an accelerated online Master of Public Health Professional Option. You can complete a course in just eight weeks instead of the usual 16. Matt Nolan Adrignola, EdD, MBA, SPH Associate Dean of…
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