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Board of Regents Approves Appointment of Grover E. Murray Professor

August 07, 2020

Board of Regents Approves Appointment of Grover E. Murray Professor

The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved the appointment of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Executive Vice President and School of Medicine Dean Steven L. Berk, M.D., as a Grover E. Murray Professor.

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

School of Nursing Staff Bring Human Connection to Health Care

August 07, 2020

School of Nursing Staff Bring Human Connection to Health Care

The faculty and students could not function without the staff who prop them up and support them. Unit manager Allison Pritchard, who has worked for the School of Nursing since 2001, has seen phenomenal growth within the TTUHSC institution.

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tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

Developing Excellent Clinical Reasoning in Health Professions Students

August 06, 2020

Developing Excellent Clinical Reasoning in Health Professions Students

TTUHSC teaches health professionals to rely on both evidence-based practices and clinical reasoning to make the right diagnosis and choose the right treatment.

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tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

Celebrating Future Physicians with a Parade

August 03, 2020

Celebrating Future Physicians with a Parade

More than 160 medical students took part in the School of Medicine Welcome Parade.

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tags: COVID-19, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Students, TTUHSC in the News

Why Rehabilitation Scientists Use Person First Language

July 30, 2020

Why Rehabilitation Scientists Use Person First Language

Person first language is vital to patient-centered care and advocacy in rehabilitation sciences like physical and occupational therapy and speech-language pathology.

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tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

Vitamin Exposures on the Rise in Texas

July 29, 2020

Vitamin Exposures on the Rise in Texas

Vitamin exposure calls are on in the increase in Texas. Texas Poison Centers have seen a 55% increase in exposures to pediatric vitamins, a 35 percent increase in human exposure calls to vitamins overall and a more than 24 percent increase in exposure to melatonin calls from March through June of this year.

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tags: Amarillo, COVID-19, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

An Advocate for the Nursing Student

July 27, 2020

An Advocate for the Nursing Student

Assistant professor Terry Hill shares experiences that have shaped his role as an educator, including his time spent working in flight nursing and emergency medicine.

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tags: School of Nursing, Statline, Stories

Caring For Reusable Face Coverings

July 27, 2020

Caring For Reusable Face Coverings

Ramachandra Chemitiganti, M.D., spoke with us about the importance of wearing face coverings and how to properly maintain and clean reusable and homemade masks.

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

Innovations in Hearing Aids: Bluetooth and Beyond

July 23, 2020

Innovations in Hearing Aids: Bluetooth and Beyond

Audiologists trained at TTUHSC help people with hearing loss optimize the quality of their hearing and enhance their wellbeing.

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tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

Study Suggests Increased Risks for COVID-19 Patients Who Smoke, Vape

July 21, 2020

Study Suggests Increased Risks for COVID-19 Patients Who Smoke, Vape

Luca Cucullo, Ph.D., and TTUHSC graduate research assistant Sabrina Rahman Archie reviewed the role smoking and vaping may play in the cerebrovascular and neurological dysfunction of those who contract the virus.

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tags: Research, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories, TTUHSC in the News

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