Health & Medicine
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Sports Agents Josh Luchs and Bob Boland to Speak at “The Role of Agents in Entertainment & Sports” Conference, March 24
Josh Luchs, a former National Football League (NFL) agent who was recently featured in Sports Illustrated and on “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” regarding his admission of paying college football stars for nearly 20 years, will speak at The University of Texas School of Law’s Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law second annual symposium…
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Non-Military Medically Evacuated Personnel from Iraq, Afghanistan More Likely to Return to Duty, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Researcher Says
Compared to military members, non-military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to be evacuated with non-war injuries, but more likely to return to duty, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Texas at Austin researcher.
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University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Faculty Member Honored by Texas Nursing Student Association
Dr. Patricia Carter, associate professor of nursing at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the “Faculty of the Year” award from the Texas Nursing Student Association (TNSA).
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Martinez Appointed to National Committee on Mental Health Care Needs of Older Americans
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences has appointed Dr. Octavio N. Martinez Jr. to a 16-member national consensus committee that will study the mental health care needs of older Americans and how best to meet those needs.
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Women Who Obtain Birth Control Over the Counter in Mexico More Likely to Continue Use, New Research Shows
Women who obtain oral contraceptives over the counter in Mexico are likely to stay on the birth control pill longer than those who obtain pills by prescription at U.S. clinics, according to a study by researchers from two University of Texas campuses, Ibis Reproductive Health and New York University.
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Finding your mojo
Before her on-campus talk, Dr. Lissa Rankin shares some of her thoughts on true wellness, the medical field and how to live a more balanced life in this Q-and-A.
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Hogg Foundation Receives Federal Grant to Develop a National Model for Addressing Cultural, Language Disparities in Integrated Health Care
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health to create a national model to improve integrated health care for racial and ethnic minorities and people who speak languages other than English.
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The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing To Provide Cholesterol Screening at Texas State Capitol Health Fair
Students, faculty and alumni from The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing will perform cholesterol screening for Texas legislators, Legislative Council members and staff at a Feb. 16 State Capitol health fair.
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Dr. Lissa Rankin to Discuss Young Women’s Health Issues
Event: Women’s Programming Alliance and the Gender and Sexuality Center present Lissa Rankin, M.D., author of “What’s Up Down There? Questions You’d Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend” When: Thursday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
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Supporting the survivors
Elizabeth Pomeroy, co-director of the Institute for Grief, Loss and Family Survival, discusses an approach to empower the grieving.
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On mental health and violence
Social Work Professor King Davis offers a historical perspective on the publicly held assumption that mental illness is always linked with violence.
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Altering memories
Assistant professor Marie Monfils explores a new memory-modifying technique in rats, that could in the future be used on humans.
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