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February 16, 2022

Diversifying the Face of Medicine Since 1964

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine (TTUHSC SOM) is proud to spotlight the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) this week in honor of Black History Month.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

February 10, 2022

Celebrating American Heart Month

In recognition of American Heart Month, Itxia Acevedo-Santiago, MPAS, PA-C and Christina Robohm-Leavitt, DMSc, MS, PA-C discussed how COVID has affected heart health and steps we can take to care for our hearts in stressful times.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

February 08, 2022

The Beat Goes On With a Healthy Heart

Scott Shurmur, M.D., a cardiologist for Texas Tech Physicians and chair for the Department of Internal Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, offers tips to avoid coronary heart disease.

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

February 07, 2022

A Brief History of Medical Testing

Point-of-care testing is a modern medical convenience that has countless benefits for patients and providers.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

February 02, 2022

AMA Honors TTUHSC's Victor Test With Medal of Valor

The American Medical Association (AMA) honored Lubbock, Texas, critical care specialist Victor J. Test, MD, with the AMA Medal of Valor for his work on behalf of patients and his community in the COVID-19 epidemic.

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

February 01, 2022

NIH Awards Grant to TTUHSC Researcher

To better understand the role of extracellular vesicles in the spread and progression of LAM, the NIH recently awarded a four-year, $2.8 million grant to Magdalena Karbowniczek, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of immunotherapeutics and biotechnology at the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy.

tags: Research, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

January 31, 2022

TTUHSC Researchers Receive New NIH Grant to Continue Studying Amygdala-Pain Link

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a five-year, $2.76 million grant to Volker E. Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D. and Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D.

tags: Garrison Institute on Aging, Research, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

January 25, 2022

Youth Mental Health Crisis: How Professionals, Community Can Help

In December, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., issued a new Surgeon General's Advisory that emphasized the urgent need to address the country's undeniable youth mental health crisis. Astik Joshi, M.D., and second-year resident Micah Park, M.D. discuss what this advisory means for health care professionals and the community.

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

January 20, 2022

PTSD Affects People from All Walks of Life

Sarah Mallard Wakefield, M.D., chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, said PTSD develops in the sympathetic nervous system, a part of the body’s autonomic, or automatic nervous system.

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

January 20, 2022

Team Member Spotlight | Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, Professor and Division Head

Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, Professor and Division Head of Geriatrics and Pediatrics for the School of Pharmacy, discusses how she came to join TTUHSC and shares what she enjoys most about her role.

tags: Administration, Dallas, Faculty, General, Miscellaneous, School of Pharmacy, Staff, Stories, Team Member Spotlight, Values