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September 2019 Archive

Griswold Named Executive Director of TTUHSC Clinical Research Institute

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

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.

Head Trauma in Children

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.

The Clinics Meet the Classroom

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