Seeing tiny hearts - Odessa American
While reviewing a sonogram on the ultrasound machine Wednesday afternoon, OB/GYN James Maher’s monitor didn’t show a recognizable fetus at 32 weeks in gestation, but rather, what an untrained eye can only describe as a couple of holes in scaly, gray mass. Then, a few shades of red and blue in and around the holes.
...
Maher and ultrasound sonographer Christin Havercroft have offered fetal echocardiography services from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Odessa and at another office in Midland since March of 2012. With Havercroft being the first and currently only sonographerin the Permian Basin with a fetal echocardiography certification — and one of 26 in all of Texas, with most of them practicing in either Houston or the Dallas/Fort Worth area, according to Maher — some expecting mothers who would have had to leave town to check up on the hearts of their kids-to-be can get that done near home.
Read the full story >>
Related Stories
38th Student Research Week Successful at Showcasing Secrets of Immune Defense
Student researchers at TTUHSC had the opportunity to showcase their presentation skills at the 38th Annual Student Research Week Feb. 25 – 27.
Celebrating Veterans: TTUHSC’s General Martin Clay’s Legacy of Service and Leadership
From his initial enlistment in the Army National Guard 36 years ago to his leadership in military and civilian health care management roles, Major General Martin Clay’s career has been shaped by adaptability, mission focus and service to others.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing Named Best Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program in Texas
The TTUHSC School of Nursing Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program has been ranked the No. 1 accelerated nursing program in Texas by RegisteredNursing.org.
Recent Stories
Study Finds Variety, Intensity of Exercise Lower Odds of Depressive Symptoms
The study, conducted by a team at the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), analyzed data from more than 38,000 adult participants in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study to better understand how different characteristics of physical activity relate to depressive symptoms measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), a widely used screening tool.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Appoints New Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Dean and Vice Dean
TTUHSC has named Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D., as the new Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences dean and Kendra P. Rumbaugh, Ph.D., as vice dean.
TTUHSC Experts Receive Junior Investigator Research Grants through Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) researchers Aric Logsdon, Ph.D., and Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., received Junior Investigator Research Grants from the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC).