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Texas Tech Physicians Doctors Make

May 29, 2020

Texas Tech Physicians Doctors Make "Top Docs" Lists

This year, more than 100 Texas Tech Physicians doctors were recognized by fellow area physicians as being among the best in their field and included in Amarillo Magazine’s and Lubbock Magazine's "Top Docs" lists.

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tags: Amarillo, Lubbock, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health During a Pandemic

May 27, 2020

How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health During a Pandemic

It feels more and more like the world is happening online, as television newscasters cover the day's tweets. As we watch one screen and check two other screens to see what people are saying about something on a fourth screen, it’s not surprising that we can end up feeling overwhelmed, stressed out and alone.

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

Mental Health During COVID-19: A Focus on The Elderly

May 22, 2020

Mental Health During COVID-19: A Focus on The Elderly

While much attention has been focused on maintaining physical health and safety, health professionals are also expressing increasing concern for mental health as stay-at-home orders, social distancing and general isolation continues in various forms across the globe.

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tags: COVID-19, Faculty, Garrison Institute on Aging, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

Shortening the Health Footprint of COVID-19

May 21, 2020

Shortening the Health Footprint of COVID-19

Sarah Wakefield, M.D., chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, stresses how our nation and the world will be faced with this at the end stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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tags: Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

TTUHSC Recognizes School of Pharmacy Faculty, Staff

May 19, 2020

TTUHSC Recognizes School of Pharmacy Faculty, Staff

The TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy conducted its annual Celebration of Achievement May 8 to recognize faculty and staff who have helped make the 2019-2020 school year a special one for students.

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tags: Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, Faculty, Lubbock, School of Pharmacy, Staff, Stories, Students

Study Could Lead to New Scale for Stratifying Neuroblastoma Risk

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.

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tags: Faculty, Lubbock, Research, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

Mental Health for Mom During COVID-19

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.

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

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

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).

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

How and Why COVID-19 Affects Senior Citizens

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.

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tags: Administration, COVID-19, Faculty, Lubbock, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

TTUHSC Named Most Affordable Medical School in the Country

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.

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

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