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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 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

May 27, 2020

How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health During a Pandemic

It feels more and more like the world is happening online, as television newscasters cover the day's tweets. As we watch one screen and check two other screens to see what people are saying about something on a fourth screen, it’s not surprising that we can end up feeling overwhelmed, stressed out and alone.

tags: COVID-19, Faculty, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

May 22, 2020

Mental Health During COVID-19: A Focus on The Elderly

While much attention has been focused on maintaining physical health and safety, health professionals are also expressing increasing concern for mental health as stay-at-home orders, social distancing and general isolation continues in various forms across the globe.

tags: COVID-19, Faculty, Garrison Institute on Aging, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

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 19, 2020

Fulbright Board Selects TTUHSC Faculty Member for Scholar Program

Courtney Queen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Department of Public Health at the TTUHSC, was selected to be a Fulbright U.S. Scholar.

tags: Abilene, Faculty, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Stories

May 18, 2020

Study Could Lead to New Scale for Stratifying Neuroblastoma Risk

Results from a study conducted by a research team led by C. Patrick Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., director of the TTUHSC School of Medicine Cancer Center, may prove to be a landmark in pediatric oncology.

tags: Faculty, Lubbock, Research, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

May 05, 2020

Mental Health for Mom During COVID-19

Sarah Wakefield, M.D., Assistant Professor and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, spoke with us about the importance of celebrating Mother’s Day, talking to our kids about COVID-19, and what we can learn, as families, from this monumental event.

tags: COVID-19, Faculty, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

April 28, 2020

How and Why COVID-19 Affects Senior Citizens

Steven L. Berk, M.D., Executive Vice President and Dean of the TTUHSC School of Medicine, explained the reasons COVID-19 is so deadly in seniors, the lessons the medical community can learn moving forward and what we can all do to support our elderly friends and family members.

tags: Administration, COVID-19, Faculty, Lubbock, School of Medicine, 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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