October 24, 2019

Tedd L. Mitchell Announces Sole Focus as Chancellor, Closes Tenure as TTUHSC President

Dr. Mitchell has served in a dual appointment as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System and president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for the past year. He will transition to a full-time role as chancellor, effective Nov. 1.

October 10, 2019

TTUHSC study shows brain mechanisms have potential to block arthritis pain

Volker E. Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D., at the TTUHSC School of Medicine recently investigated how some mechanisms in the brain contribute to pain.

October 08, 2019

2019 IPE Education Fall Symposium

October 02, 2019

Rice-Spearman Named New TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., as the new provost and chief academic officer.

October 02, 2019

Griswold Named Executive Director of TTUHSC Clinical Research Institute

John A. Griswold, M.D., was named as the new executive director of the Clinical Research Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

October 01, 2019

TTUHSC Researchers Use NHANES to Search for Hypothyroid-Sleep Apnea Link

Several past studies have sought to determine if a link exists between thyroid disorders like hypothyroidism, a decrease in thyroid hormone levels, and sleep apnea, a potentially dangerous condition in which a sleeping person’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts. However, results from those studies were generally based upon clinical observations that were limited by small population samples and produced often conflicting results.

September 26, 2019

Making a Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

Paul David Gaschen is a second-year medical student and also president of the Raider Med Run Club from Lubbock. He received his Bachelor of Arts University Scholars degree at Baylor University and has an interest in orthopaedic surgery.

September 11, 2019

Head Trauma in Children

Most visits to the emergency department for children involve some form of head trauma and are usually due to falls, motor vehicle accidents or sports injuries.

September 10, 2019

School of Medicine Launches Middle School to Medical School Program

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will launch the Middle School to Medical School (M to M) program with a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Harmony Science Academy, 1516 53rd St.

September 05, 2019

Novel Approach Leads to Potential Sepsis Prevention in Burn Patients

To help reduce the risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and its associated complications, Abdul Hamood, Ph.D., a professor for the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, and a team of collaborators investigated the feasibility of developing a topical treatment unrelated to conventional antibiotics that can be used to battle Pseudomonas aeruginosa.