October 2017 Archive

Making a Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

By Suzanna Cisneros
October 30, 2017

“I immediately fell in love with the services and the care provided to those who have no other option. I felt a sense of purpose every time I stepped through the doors. The Free Clinic gave me autonomy and the space to learn. It gave me a chance to have a real impact on the lives of my patients. It gave me a chance to address not only medical issues, but social issues as well. I have helped patients get expensive medications delivered to their homes. I have found homeless patients a place to stay for the night. I helped patients get on the path to become insured for a surgery they needed. I have developed all these skills in such safe space, and I have been able to achieve all of this in medical school. This is an amazing opportunity that we have at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and I think it adds so much value to the Lubbock community.”

TTUHSC Pediatrics Club & TTU Athletics host Kids Health Fair

By Suzanna Cisneros
October 28, 2017

The TTUHSC Pediatrics Club & TTU Athletics hosted a Halloween Kids Health Fair, where students educated children about choosing a healthy lifestyle and making better choices.

TTUHSC & TTU Student Government hosted Walk n' Wag to Help Pets Hurt by Harvey

By Megan Reyn Fox 34
October 28, 2017

TTUHSC student government and their pups dressed up for the Walk n' Walk yesterday at Urbanovsky Park to raise money for pets left without a home after Hurricane Harvey

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers Use a Pump-induced Disease to Define Underlying Molecular Mechanism

By Suzanna Cisneros
October 26, 2017

Researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) investigated a pump-induced disease and defined the molecular mechanism that triggers it. The study, “On the effect of hyperaldosteronism-inducing mutations in Na/K pumps,” was published in the October issue of the Journal of General Physiology.

TTUHSC's First Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Inducted

By Amy Skousen
October 24, 2017

Texas Tech Athletics and School of Medicine Pediatric Club Team Up

By Suzanna Cisneros
October 20, 2017

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine Pediatrics Club will host the Lubbock Kids Fall Health Fair from 1 to 3 p.m. October 28 at the United Supermarkets Arena – Club Red, 1701 Indiana Ave.

Farming Accident Patient Receives Life-Saving Trauma Care

By Suzanna Cisneros
October 19, 2017

Flu season is coming fast, get your vaccinations early

By Franklyn C. Babb, M.D., FAAFP
October 18, 2017

Flu season is here. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu kills about 36,000 people a year in the United States. With Flu activity beginning to increase in October and peaking between December and March, Franklyn C. Babb, M.D., FAAFP, a physician for Texas Tech Physicians — Family Medicine, said don’t make excuses not to get your flu vaccine.

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.