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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 07, 2020

Training Future Physicians to Treat Mental Disorders in Children

Mental health disorders in children can have a lasting, detrimental effect. TTUHSC gives health care professionals the training to help children in need.

tags: School of Medicine, 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 29, 2020

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Teams Bring Convalescent Plasma Treatments to West Texas

TTUHSC medical teams from the Panhandle and South Plains recently joined a study led by the Mayo Clinic to use convalescent plasma in severely-ill patients with coronavirus (COVID-19).

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, Lubbock, Research, 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

TTUHSC Named Most Affordable Medical School in the Country

The U.S. News and World Report ranked the TTUHSC School of Medicine as the most affordable medical school in the country for out-of-state and in-state tuition and fees.

tags: Amarillo, Lubbock, Permian Basin, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

April 15, 2020

How Does COVID-19 Affect Pregnancy and Childbirth?

With the world continuing to adjust to life under the COVID-19 pandemic, many expectant mothers are understandably anxious about how the virus could affect their pregnancies, their hospital and clinic visits, and first days of parenthood.

tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, Faculty, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

April 14, 2020

Changing the Landscape of Health Care in West Texas

Residents of rural areas face a wide range of health care challenges. Learn how the TTUHSC School of Medicine is training doctors to provide care to those who need it most.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

April 10, 2020

Standing Together: TTUHSC Students Team With Lubbock County Medical Society to Collect, Donate PPE

Due to COVID-19, it’s quiet on the campuses of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)—but students are still working hard to do their part in this critical time.

tags: Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students

April 06, 2020

TTUHSC Team Decontaminates PPE to Solve Shortages

One suggested way to reduce the stress COVID-19 has placed on the PPE supply chain is to extend the lifetime of existing equipment. With that in mind, a team from TTUHSC has been studying a method that can decontaminate used PPE, especially N95 masks and face shields.

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

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