October 2017 Archive

You Are Never Too Old to Get Vaccinated

• By Suzanna Cisneros
• October 17, 2017

The Free Clinic will partner with the Lubbock Health Department to offer free vaccines from 3 to 5 p.m. every third Wednesday at Lubbock Impact 2707 34th St. Vaccines will include pneumococcal, hepatitis A and B, influenza, TdaP (for tetanus, diphtheria and adult whooping cough), Gardasil (for human papillomavirus), meningococcal (for meningitis) and Zostavax (for shingles).

This Halloween, Goggles for All

• By James Lee, M.D.
• October 17, 2017

All grown up, and now an ophthalmologist, I would dearly love to hand out something else besides candy to every family stopping by our house. Not to the little ones, mind you – they’re still getting well-earned Snickers. Everybody else, however, will be receiving a lovely pair of safety goggles. We aren’t talking the slick looking Bono style glasses that barely cover your eyes. I mean true goggles, suctioned on to your face 360 degrees around those cherished eyeballs.

23RD ANNUAL TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE SYMPOSIUM

• By Suzanna Cisneros
• October 12, 2017

More medicines, new screening tools gaining traction in breast cancer treatment

• By ELLYSA HARRIS A-J Media
• October 02, 2017

New treatments and screening tools are enabling patients with Breast Cancer to show improvements in survival by about 10 months. Texas Tech Physicians share these cutting edge tools and how it is changing care for their patients.