October 2020 Archive

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift to be Smoke Free

  • By Yusuf Dundar, M.D.
  • October 31, 2020

Yusuf Dundar, M.D., is a head and neck surgical oncologist and microvascular reconstruction surgeon at Texas Tech Physicians and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine.

TTUHSC Faculty Members Earn 2020 Star Award from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 30, 2020

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has awarded an ASRM Star Award to a pair of faculty from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine. The honorees include Samuel Prien, Ph.D., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Lindsay Penrose, Ph.D., an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

Texas Tech Physicians Psychiatrists Offer Advice to Thrive During Election Season

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • October 27, 2020

No matter your political affiliation, it’s likely the 2020 election has had a significant impact on your mental health. In fact, nearly 70% of U.S. adults say that the presidential election is a significant source of stress—an increase from the 2016 presidential election when 52% expressed similar sentiments.

Haunting Costumes Can Make Halloween More Trick Than Treat

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 20, 2020

In a so-called normal year, these steps often include picking out costumes that have reflective elements, organizing group trick-or-treating and accompanying children as they go door-to-door in search of sweet treats. Though these precautions still apply, experts from Texas Tech Physicians offered additional safeguards that can help people enjoy the revelry while still respecting the pandemic that has elbowed its way into nearly every aspect of life in 2020.

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