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Health

Seafood Consumption During Pregnancy

  • By Meaghan Collier
  • March 11, 2022

Pregnant and lactating individuals may have some concerns about fish and other seafood consumption due to potential side effects from heightened mercury intake. Teresa Baker, M.D., the co-director of the InfantRisk Center at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo, says eating fish is an excellent way to get much-needed nutrients.

Research

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers Achieve Global Recognition

  • By Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Lance McMahon, Ph.D.
  • March 08, 2022

The global preeminence of TTUHSC is highlighted by a widely publicized citation database created at Stanford University. The comprehensive database shows that TTUHSC is the academic home to several of the world’s top-ranked biomedical and pharmaceutical researchers.

Research

TTUHSC’s Rahman Receives Grant Extension

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • March 04, 2022

In its most recent funding cycle, the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded a $2,499,999 grant extension to Rakhshanda Rahman, M.D., professor of breast surgical oncology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and the founding executive director of the school’s multi-campus Breast Center of Excellence (BCE).

Education

TTUHSC Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • March 03, 2022

Texas Tech University System (TTU System) Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., and TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer Darrin D’Agostino, D. O., presented the 2022 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards March 3.

Health

TTUHSC Brings Mobile Health Care Units to Permian Basin

  • By Clarissa Sanchez
  • February 28, 2022

The new mobile units will create a vital access point to care for rural patients across the Permian Basin

Health

Accessible Help for Healthier Children in West Texas

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • February 25, 2022

An initiative brought about by the TCMHCC, this beneficial program is funded by the Texas Legislature in order to equip children across the state with the best possible care. As one of only 12 regional hubs, TTUHSC’s involvement allows promising opportunities for West Texas health care providers and their patients.

Campus Life

Celebrating Black History Month: Faculty Spotlight

  • By School of Medicine
  • February 23, 2022

TTUHSC School of Medicine spotlights two accomplished faculty members in celebration of Black History Month.

Campus Life

Diversifying the Face of Medicine Since 1964

  • By School of Medicine
  • February 16, 2022

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine (TTUHSC SOM) is proud to spotlight the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) this week in honor of Black History Month.

Health

The Beat Goes On With a Healthy Heart

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • February 08, 2022

Scott Shurmur, M.D., a cardiologist for Texas Tech Physicians and chair for the Department of Internal Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, offers tips to avoid coronary heart disease.

Campus Life

AMA Honors TTUHSC's Victor Test With Medal of Valor

  • By AMA Press Release
  • February 02, 2022

The American Medical Association (AMA) honored Lubbock, Texas, critical care specialist Victor J. Test, MD, with the AMA Medal of Valor for his work on behalf of patients and his community in the COVID-19 epidemic.

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