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Health

COVID-19 Vaccine Safety During Pregnancy: A Year-End Update

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • December 17, 2021

At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), several of our experts have spoken about pregnancy during the pandemic, addressing common questions surrounding the vaccines. Here’s what we know as 2021 comes to a close.

Campus Life

TTUHSC Celebrates Graduation, Surprise Engagement

  • By Melissa Whitfield
  • December 16, 2021

Since the first class in 1981, more than 17,100 nurses have been graduated from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing. But now two alumni can say they became engaged to be married at commencement.

Education

TTUHSC Professor Named Fellow for National Academy of Inventors

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • December 07, 2021

Samuel Prien, Ph.D., professor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies Laboratory, has been named to the 2021 class of Fellows for the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Research

TTUHSC Researchers Receive Patent for Identifying Viable Embryos

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • December 02, 2021

The Texas Tech Office of Research Commercialization (ORC) filed an initial U.S. patent application in 2016, and a patent was awarded to Prien and Penrose on Nov. 8, 2021.

Health

This Holiday, Go Back to the Basics

  • By Tammy Camp, M.D.
  • December 01, 2021

Tammy Camp, M.D., a pediatrician at Texas Tech Physicians, discusses safe choices when choosing children's toys.

Campus Life

Team Member Spotlight | Kinzey Wilson, Facility Health Administrator

  • By Clara McKenney
  • December 01, 2021

Kinzey Wilson, a Facility Health Administrator for TTUHSC Managed Care in Amarillo, shares her experiences as a TTUHSC team member.

Health

Holidays Provide Opportunity to Discuss Family Medical History and Health Care Directives

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 30, 2021

Kelly Klein, M.D., a family medicine doctor for Texas Tech Physicians and program director for the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, said holiday gatherings also are a good time to discuss family medical histories.

Health

Eating Healthy During the Holiday Season

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • November 24, 2021

Christine Garner, Ph.D., RD, a registered dietician and a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) assistant professor in the department of pediatrics, says holiday eating doesn’t have to be stressful.

TTUHSC Faculty and Students Use Fun Environment to Help Children Manage Diabetes

  • By Amber Bustos
  • November 23, 2021

Camp New Day is a non-profit summer camp for children with diabetes that was originally started over 35 years ago. Thomas Parker, an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the Pediatrics Division at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, took over as co-director of the camp when it was going to be ended in 2009.

Health

Texas Tech Physicians Trauma Surgeon Offers Tips for Ringing in a Safer Holiday Season

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 23, 2021

John Griswold, M.D., executive director of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Clinical Research Institute and a surgeon for Texas Tech Physicians, said there are steps people can take to make the holidays as safe as they are fun.

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