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Flu Shots Can Help Make the Season More Enjoyable for Everyone

By Mark Hendricks
November 04, 2019

In addition to decreasing the amount of influenza virus in circulation, the flu shot can decrease the severity of symptoms should a vaccinated person still contract the virus.

The Fight Continues Against Alzheimer’s Disease

By Gabriela Arandia, Ph.D.
November 04, 2019

In 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan declared November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month to foster awareness and inspire action against Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning, which affects memory, behavior, problem solving, self-management and in some cases loss of emotional control and personality changes, all of which interfere with daily activities and severely affect quality of life.

Making a Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

By Suzanna Cisneros
November 01, 2019

I started volunteering at The Free Clinic as a sophomore at Texas Tech University after hearing about it through a premed society I was a member of. I really enjoyed getting to work with medical students, residents and attendings all while being able to give back to my community.

Tedd L. Mitchell Announces Sole Focus as Chancellor, Closes Tenure as TTUHSC President

By Scott Lacefield, Texas Tech University System
October 24, 2019

Dr. Mitchell has served in a dual appointment as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System and president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for the past year. He will transition to a full-time role as chancellor, effective Nov. 1.

TTUHSC study shows brain mechanisms have potential to block arthritis pain

By Mark Hendricks
October 10, 2019

Volker E. Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D., at the TTUHSC School of Medicine recently investigated how some mechanisms in the brain contribute to pain.

Rice-Spearman Named New TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer

By Suzanna Cisneros
October 02, 2019

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., as the new provost and chief academic officer.

The Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day

By Jennifer Nanz
October 02, 2019

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine students will host a Women’s Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact, 2707 34th St.

Griswold Named Executive Director of TTUHSC Clinical Research Institute

By Suzanna Cisneros
October 02, 2019

John A. Griswold, M.D., was named as the new executive director of the Clinical Research Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

TTUHSC School of Pharmacy to Host Medication Cleanout™

By Suzanna Cisneros
October 02, 2019

Is your medicine cabinet filled with prescriptions or medications you no longer use? With the fall weather upon us, medical experts say it is a perfect time to clean out your medicine cabinet.

TTUHSC Researchers Use NHANES to Search for Hypothyroid-Sleep Apnea Link

By Mark Hendricks
October 01, 2019

Several past studies have sought to determine if a link exists between thyroid disorders like hypothyroidism, a decrease in thyroid hormone levels, and sleep apnea, a potentially dangerous condition in which a sleeping person’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts. However, results from those studies were generally based upon clinical observations that were limited by small population samples and produced often conflicting results.