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November 24, 2020

Relief and Hope for Those with Severe Depression

TMS is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. The treatment for severe depression involves delivering repetitive magnetic pulses to a specific area of the brain. TMS is typically used when other depression treatments have not been effective.

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November 23, 2020

TTUHSC Hosted Third Abilene Research Symposium

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) hosted top researchers from the Abilene area Oct. 30 at the third Abilene Interdisciplinary Symposium on Cancer & Biomedical Research.

tags: Abilene, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

November 23, 2020

Abilene Community Health Center Celebrates Five Years of Service

Today the CHC has an 18-member staff that includes a medical director, four providers, three RNs (including Stevens), a clinical nursing assistant, three LVNs, one full-time and one part-time behavioral health specialist, three front office staff and two pharmacists.

tags: Abilene, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

November 09, 2020

TTUHSC School of Medicine Graduates Find Fulfilling Careers in Rural Medicine

In Andrews, Texas, a rural town in the Permian Basin about 30 miles east of New Mexico, a small handful of TTUHSC School of Medicine graduates are making a difference—improving the town’s overall wellbeing and finding purpose in doing so.

tags: Alumni, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

November 03, 2020

TTUHSC Medical Student Organization to Take Annual Banquet Online

To meet the unique challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) chapter from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will go online to host its annual scholarship banquet, “A Cultural Affair: Scholarship Gala.”

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students

November 03, 2020

Bergeson, Collaborators Developing Novel Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

Susan Bergeson, Ph.D., a University Distinguished Professor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, has dedicated her career to trying to understand the complex mechanisms underlying alcohol use disorder (AUD). Recently she and Ted Reid, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, designed a new medication, which is now on the path toward investigational new drug approval by the FDA.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

November 02, 2020

Lubbock Osteopathic Fund Gifts TTUHSC $1.1 Million

The Lubbock Osteopathic Fund presented the TTUHSC School of Medicine $1.1 million for the establishment of the Lubbock Osteopathic Endowed Chair in Family Medicine. The chair position was presented to Ronald L. Cook, D.O., chair of the School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine.

tags: Development, Feature Stories, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

October 31, 2020

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift to be Smoke Free

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.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

October 30, 2020

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

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.

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October 28, 2020

Should Pregnant Women Get the Flu Vaccine?

Fortunately, there is a reassuring answer to this question for pregnant women. According to Edward Yeomans, M.D., chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Texas Tech Physicians, not only is it safe for pregnant individuals to get a flu vaccination, it actually helps protect the baby.