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The Power of Generosity: Giving Tuesday Now

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • April 01, 2020

May 5, 2020 is #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving to unite and heal communities following COVID-19. The Texas Tech University System (TTUS) is participating in the greater campaign with its Empower crowdfunding platform, featuring a campaign from each of its component institutions and asking supporters to give to the program of their choosing. The benefactor of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s (TTUHSC) campaign is the Our Legacy Now Student Foundation, a student-led organization that provides emergency financial assistance to TTUHSC students—the next wave of health care heroes who will serve on the frontlines to keep our communities healthy.

Rural Community Pharmacy: A Critical Need in Texas

  • By Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
  • March 31, 2020

To ensure Texas communities have access to critical medical services, pharmacy schools are preparing students to address rural health care challenges.

Young Scientists Meet in Lubbock for 2020 Student Research Week

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 28, 2020

Students from the TTUHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry hosted the university’s 32nd Student Research Week March 10-13 in Lubbock.

Published Consensus Statement Offers UTI Treatment Recommendations

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 19, 2020

As a member of AMDA’s Infection Advisory Committee, Kalin Clifford, Pharm.D., an assistant professor for the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, helped develop a consensus statement in an effort to devise consistent guidelines for treating urinary tract infections.

Amid COVID-19 Concerns, Texas Panhandle Poison Center Warns: Don’t Drink Your Bleach

  • By Ronica Farrar
  • March 18, 2020

The Texas Panhandle Poison Center (TPPC) warns that drinking bleach will not prevent COVID-19 infections and could cause serious injury.

Patient Navigators Cut ER Visits, Hospitalization For High Risk Health Care Users

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 12, 2020

TTUHSC recently completed a study to determine if an interprofessional patient navigation program (PNP) created using Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) guidelines can help decrease emergency room visits and hospital admissions for these high consumers of health care.

TTUHSC to Host Health Care Career Workshop

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 25, 2020

The 2020 Future Health Care Professionals' Experience (FHPE), hosted by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Pharmacy and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

TTUHSC Faculty Presented Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching & Research Awards

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • February 13, 2020

Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, and Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) interim president, presented the 2020 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards Thursday.

Flu Vaccine Myths, Debunked

  • By Catherine Gollahon
  • January 29, 2020

The 2019-2020 flu season is still going strong, after the CDC reported the earliest start in almost two decades—predominantly spreading in the south.

Abstract Submissions Open for Student Research Week

  • By Amy Skousen
  • January 29, 2020

The 32nd annual Student Research Week (SRW) celebrates our outstanding TTUHSC student research. Students from each school can present and explore new research and ideas while learning from different researchers.

Pharmacists a Force in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • January 08, 2020

Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., is frequently asked about the differences between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

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