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July 29, 2020

Vitamin Exposures on the Rise in Texas

Vitamin exposure calls are on in the increase in Texas. Texas Poison Centers have seen a 55% increase in exposures to pediatric vitamins, a 35 percent increase in human exposure calls to vitamins overall and a more than 24 percent increase in exposure to melatonin calls from March through June of this year.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

July 21, 2020

Study Suggests Increased Risks for COVID-19 Patients Who Smoke, Vape

Luca Cucullo, Ph.D., and TTUHSC graduate research assistant Sabrina Rahman Archie reviewed the role smoking and vaping may play in the cerebrovascular and neurological dysfunction of those who contract the virus.

tags: Research, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

June 24, 2020

Keeping Children Safe During COVID-19 and Beyond

Pediatric pharmacists are taking the same precautions they would take for adult patients. These include wearing masks and/or eye shields, washing hands often and using social distancing.

tags: Abilene, COVID-19, Faculty, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

June 19, 2020

Snake Bites on the Increase in Texas

Reports of snake bites are on in the increase in Texas. Texas Poison Centers have seen a more than 40 percent increase in snake bite calls this year over last year. To date, there have been 372 in 2020.

tags: Amarillo, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

June 15, 2020

Geriatric Considerations for Pharmacists During COVID-19

We spoke with Amie Blaszczyk, Pharm.D., about the role pharmacists play in caring for our elderly population in the time of COVID-19.

tags: COVID-19, Dallas, Faculty, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

June 10, 2020

TTUHSC Earns High Marks in Global Higher Education Ranking

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) has ranked TTUHSC among the top 7.1% of 20,000 universities worldwide for 2020-2021.

tags: Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Miscellaneous, Permian Basin, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

May 20, 2020

Virtual Tribute Honors TTUHSC Class of 2020

Though unable to conduct traditional graduation festivities, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) recognized the grace and determination with which its Class of 2020 overcame the trials and hardships brought on by a pandemic with in its first-ever virtual graduation tribute.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

May 19, 2020

TTUHSC Recognizes School of Pharmacy Faculty, Staff

The TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy conducted its annual Celebration of Achievement May 8 to recognize faculty and staff who have helped make the 2019-2020 school year a special one for students.

tags: Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Faculty, Lubbock, School of Pharmacy, Staff, Stories, Students

May 06, 2020

TTUHSC Responds to Call from Gov. Greg Abbott to Increase VTM Capacity for Texas Through Production and Education

In an April 27 press conference, Gov. Greg Abbott spoke of increasing testing availability in Texas—saying the state would aim to test 30,000 people a day in the coming term. His OpenTexas report recognized TTUHSC as a producer of Viral Transport Medium (VTM), a critical component to expanding access to COVID-19 testing across the state.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

April 24, 2020

The Effects of COVID-19 on the Pharmaceutical Industry

We spoke with David Simmons, R.Ph., and Eric J. MacLaughlin, Pharm.D., about how pharmacies are handling the changes brought about by the pandemic and what the public needs to know regarding medications and supplies.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, Faculty, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

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