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April 21, 2021

How PCOS Can Frustrate Pregnancy Plans: National Infertility Awareness Week

The National Infertility Association created National Infertility Awareness Week to empower women to change the conversation and misconceptions about infertility. Megan McCrory discusses her experiences with pregnancy and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

April 19, 2021

TTUHSC Medical Students Educate about COVID-19 Vaccination Misconceptions with Outreach to Hispanic Communities

To help address this disparity, student members of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) answered questions and myths about the COVID-19 vaccine for the Hispanic community.

tags: Diversity, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

April 01, 2021

Health Self-Checks Should Include Oral Cancer Checks

Joehassin Cordero, M.D., an ENT surgeon at Texas Tech Physicians and chair of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ENT Department, addresses the importance of oral cancer checks.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

March 29, 2021

NIH Selects TTUHSC Postdoctoral Research Associate for Pathway to Independence Award

Subodh Kumar, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research associate for the Reddy Lab in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Department of Internal Medicine, was selected in September 2020 to receive a five-year K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

March 19, 2021

Amarillo TTUHSC Medical Students Celebrate Residency Assignments in Match Day Ceremony

Fourth-year medical students from the TTUHSC School of Medicine in Amarillo learned the residency matches during Match Day on March 19.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students

March 19, 2021

COVID-19 Changed the Journey—Not the Success of Future Physicians

Even with the trials of the year, TTUHSC School of Medicine fourth-year students met the challenges and participated virtually in Match Day March 19.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, Feature Stories, Lubbock, Permian Basin, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students

March 18, 2021

Don’t Neglect Your Inner Beauty

John Kidwell, M.D. emphasizes the importance of screening for colon cancer and National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

March 16, 2021

Lead Poisoning Concerns for Expectant Mothers

Skye McLaurin-Jiang, M.D., provides safety tips and information for expectant mothers who are nesting, remodeling or have older homes.

tags: Amarillo, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 19, 2021

Surgeon Brings FEVAR Procedure to Area Patients

Wei Li, M.D., MPH, a vascular surgeon and an associate professor of surgery at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, is the first in the region to perform the Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair (FEVAR) procedure.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

February 03, 2021

Research Indicates Expanded Telemedicine Use Will Continue Post-Pandemic

One of most significant adjustments brought on by the virus is how we receive health care, as in-person visits to a practitioner’s physical location were quickly replaced by telemedicine, which relies on modern technology to bring the doctor and patient together remotely.

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