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TTUHSC to Host Human Sex Trafficking Seminar to Educate Community

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine in Amarillo and the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health in Amarillo and Abilene will host, “They are Not for Sale: Human Sex Trafficking Symposium” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 16.

Fourth Annual Update in Heart Failure Management

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) will host the “Fourth Annual Update in Heart Failure Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach” Oct. 2.

October Isn’t Just About the Boos, It’s a Time for the Boo-bies

It is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so Catherine Jones, M.D., takes a moment to review why this deserves our attention.

Wise Named Regional Dean for the TTUHSC School of Nursing Dallas Campus

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has named Tiffani Wise, R.N., DNP, as regional dean for the School of Nursing in Dallas, which currently offers two Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) programs.

TTUHSC Technology Leads Successful Clinical Trial to Treat Dry Eye Disease

Hironmoy Das, Ph.D., a professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, developed a technology derived from corneal epithelial stem cells to improve outcomes for DED patients.

TTUHSC to Host Lubbock’s Fall Medication Cleanout™

The Texas Panhandle Poison Center (TPPC), managed by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, will provide local residents with an opportunity to properly dispose of all expired, unwanted or unnecessary medications.

TTUHSC’s Culberson Offers Healthy Aging Advice

John Culberson M.D., director of clinical geriatric programs for the Garrison Institute on Aging at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, gives advice on healthy aging.

Dr. Jennifer Ashton to Speak for Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health Event

Jennifer Ashton, M.D., OB/GYN, offers advice and tips to help people better understand topics ranging from infertility and pregnancy concerns to cancer vaccines and new Alzheimer’s disease medications on Sept. 30 (Thursday).

The Impact of Leadership on Organizational Culture

The School of Health Professions looks into the key parts of professional culture, and how leadership makes a difference.

TTUHSC Selects Benton as Regional Dean, Jan & Ted Roden Endowed Chair for Permian Basin Campus

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has announced Timothy J. Benton, M.D., FAAFP, as regional dean for the Permian Basin campus, effective Sept. 15. Benton, who served as the interim regional dean since May, also was named the Jan & Ted Roden Endowed Chair.

TTUHSC named a ‘2021 Great College to Work For®'

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is one of the best colleges in the U.S. to work for, according to a recent survey by The Great Colleges to Work For® program. The results were released in a special insert in the Sept. 17 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Taking a Look at Addiction and Recovery

We spoke with Zachery Sneed, PhD, on what research is teaching us about addiction, the different options patients have in finding recovery, and misconceptions that persist about both.

Dry Needling: Another Tool in a Physical Therapist’s Toolbox

Dry needling can be an effective compliment to physical therapy intervention.

Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness Center Earns Community Health Quality Badges from Health Resources and Services Administration

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded four 2021 Community Health Quality Recognition badges to the Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness Center at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing.

COVID-19 Vaccines for New and Expecting Mothers: What We Know

Teresa E. Baker, professor and regional chair of the TTUHSC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Amarillo, and Sireesha Y. Reddy, M.D., chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso, both spoke about COVID-19 and the vaccine for new and expecting moms.

Study Could Lead to New Treatments for Neuroblastoma

In previous research, a team of investigators led by C. Patrick Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine Cancer Center, began studying the potential for using the ways cancer cells maintain telomeres — the protective caps on the end of chromosomes — to attack certain cancer cells.

TTUHSC Otolaryngologist Named a Rising Star by Texas Monthly

Winslo Idicula, M.D., an otolaryngologist for the Texas Tech Physicians Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic in Lubbock and an assistant professor of otolaryngology for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, recently was recognized as one of Texas Monthly’s 2021 Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars.

CPRIT Awards Grants to TTUHSC’s Reynolds, Putnam

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) on Aug. 18 awarded grants to a pair of researchers from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

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John Griswold, M.D., is a Texas Tech Physicians surgeon, director for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Clinical Research Institute and medical director of the University Medical Center Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Appoints New Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., announced today (Aug. 31) the appointment of Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D., as the new senior vice president of the Office of Research and Innovation. McMahon also will have an appointment in the Jerry H. Hodge TTUHSC School of Pharmacy.

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