September 2019 Archive

Rice-Spearman Named New TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • October 02, 2019

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., as the new provost and chief academic officer.

Griswold Named Executive Director of TTUHSC Clinical Research Institute

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • October 02, 2019

John A. Griswold, M.D., was named as the new executive director of the Clinical Research Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

TTUHSC Researchers Use NHANES to Search for Hypothyroid-Sleep Apnea Link

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 01, 2019

Several past studies have sought to determine if a link exists between thyroid disorders like hypothyroidism, a decrease in thyroid hormone levels, and sleep apnea, a potentially dangerous condition in which a sleeping person’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts. However, results from those studies were generally based upon clinical observations that were limited by small population samples and produced often conflicting results.

Making a Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 26, 2019

Paul David Gaschen is a second-year medical student and also president of the Raider Med Run Club from Lubbock. He received his Bachelor of Arts University Scholars degree at Baylor University and has an interest in orthopaedic surgery.

Head Trauma in Children

  • By Lazlo Nagy, M.D. and Preston D’Souza
  • September 11, 2019

Most visits to the emergency department for children involve some form of head trauma and are usually due to falls, motor vehicle accidents or sports injuries.

School of Medicine Launches Middle School to Medical School Program

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 10, 2019

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will launch the Middle School to Medical School (M to M) program with a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Harmony Science Academy, 1516 53rd St.

Novel Approach Leads to Potential Sepsis Prevention in Burn Patients

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 05, 2019

To help reduce the risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and its associated complications, Abdul Hamood, Ph.D., a professor for the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, and a team of collaborators investigated the feasibility of developing a topical treatment unrelated to conventional antibiotics that can be used to battle Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Tags