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April 09, 2019

Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day

On April 27th, the Women’s Health Day clinic will provide free medical services to uninsured women including well-woman exams, consultations with Texas Tech Physicians, breast exams, pelvic exams, Pap smears, mammogram sign-ups and referrals, pregnancy tests, prenatal referrals and HPV vaccinations.

tags: Lubbock, Statline, Stories, The Free Clinic

April 09, 2019

Third Annual Update in Heart Failure Management

The May 4th event hosted by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is targeted to cardiovascular specialists as well as internal medicine, pediatric and primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and other health care professionals who focus on cardiovascular health.

tags: Lubbock, Statline, Stories, Texas Tech Physicians

April 09, 2019

What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet?

Is your medicine cabinet filled with prescriptions or medications you no longer use? When old medications are left to collect dust, they become potential sources of poisoning to young children or may be accessed by teens experimenting with drugs.

tags: Lubbock, School of Pharmacy, Statline, Stories

April 09, 2019

Educating Health Care Professionals — One of the Largest Schools in the Nation

Allied health professionals play an essential role in the delivery of health care in the U.S. and can include physical therapists, occupational therapists, physician assistants, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, clinical laboratory scientists, health care administrators, addiction counselors and clinical mental health counselors.

tags: School of Health Professions, Statline, Stories

April 05, 2019

TTUHSC Hosts National Latino Medical Students Association Conference

e Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Office of the President and School of Medicine will host the 14th Annual Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) National Conference and 7th Annual Southwest Regional Conference March 22-23 at the TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St.

tags: School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

April 02, 2019

Educating Health Care Professionals — One of the Largest Schools in the Nation

The School of Health Professions continually has expanded to innovatively meet the growing health care needs of this and other communities across the nation. With a high demand for these professions, our school is training some of the most qualified health care professionals.

tags: Faculty, School of Health Professions, Staff, Statline, Stories, Students, TTUHSC in the News

March 29, 2019

Public Health Spans the Health Care Spectrum

In a 1920 article he penned for Modern Medicine, noted American bacteriologist and public health expert Charles-Edward A. Winslow described public health as "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals."

tags: Abilene, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Lubbock, Statline, Stories

March 25, 2019

A Passion for Teaching

After spending the first 35 years of his career at Georgia Regents University, Vadivel Ganapathy, Ph.D., arrived at TTUHSC in 2014 as the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences chair and professor for the Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry. His journey to Lubbock, however, began in the 1970s when he earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Madras University in India.

tags: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Statline, Stories

March 22, 2019

New Public Art Installed at TTUHSC Campus

Visitors to the new Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) University Center will “collaborate” with the newest addition to the collection of the Texas Tech University System (TTUS) Public Art Program, “PULSE,” created by artist Adam Frank.

tags: Campus Life, Events, Lubbock, Public Art, Statline, Stories