October 2017 Archive

Poison Center completes Fall Medication Cleanout events

By Mark Hendricks
October 31, 2017

The Texas Panhandle Poison Center (TPPC) completed its fall Medication Cleanout cycle Oct. 28 at the TTUHSC Amarillo campus.

School of Pharmacy researchers pick up NIH renewal grant

By Mark Hendricks
October 26, 2017

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a grant to a pair of TTUHSC faculty scientists in Amarillo who will continue their investigation into the health effects of electronic cigarettes.

BCE schedules events for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Justin Patterson
October 06, 2017

The Breast Center of Excellence (BCE) will be participating in several public outreach events during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

Surgeons provide free hernia screening

By Justin Patterson
October 06, 2017

The TTUHSC-Amarillo Department of Surgery teamed up with Northwest Texas Hospital on Sept. 23 to provide no-cost hernia screenings for area patients. Surgeons Darren Peterson, M.D., and LaJohn Quigley, M.D., said more than 20 area people attended the event.

Amarillo campus students named to President’s Select

By Mark Hendricks
October 03, 2017

President’s Select, a student ambassador program and honors organization comprised of the top TTUHSC undergraduate and graduate students, recently named its 2017-2018 representatives.

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.