UNT Health Fort Worth

Starting this fall, UNT Health Fort Worth will offer a new pharmaceutical sciences PhD program — the first of its kind in North Texas. The school said the new program could help address workforce needs as the life sciences and research and development industries continue to grow in the region.

Sylvia Trent-Adams will head the Institute for Healthcare Improvement nearly six months after she resigned as HSC president.

Tarrant County has secured contracts with businesses to handle unclaimed bodies and the bodies whose family members can't afford a burial. The changes come after the previous program ended in controversy.

Tarrant County Public Health is assisting Arlington emergency services in treating individuals who frequently call 911 for non-emergency reasons as part of a new partnership.

The National Institutes of Health, the primary source of federal funding for medical research in the U.S., announced Feb. 7 plans to drastically cut “indirect costs.” However, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the move. The Health Science Center is unsure of how its research will be affected.

The University of North Texas System and Trent-Adams signed a “Mutual Termination and Release Agreement,” executed on Jan. 31, her last day at the Fort Worth institution. The agreement was first reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The UNT System Board of Regents said it accepted Trent-Adam’s resignation by mutual agreement in a statement Jan. 20. She will officially exit the institution Jan. 31.

NBC investigation offers a glimpse into the legal trade for human body parts.

Following a national news investigation into Tarrant County’s donation of unclaimed bodies to a university program, the county has established a new policy for how it cares for unclaimed bodies and notifies families.

A NBC News report has prompted outcry from researchers and county leaders, including the county’s former longtime medical examiner.

Tarrant County will consider terminating its contract to donate unclaimed bodies of residents to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth following a national NBC News investigation.

The recent addition of Artificial Intelligence to a North Texas hospital has already saved the lives of potential stroke patients. But there are some concerns for healthcare professionals as well as patients.