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Holiday Eating Can Unwrap a Hidden Health Grinch

By Mark Hendricks
December 04, 2019

According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), more than 1.25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes and approximately 40,000 more are diagnosed each year. That represents just a fraction of the country’s 30 million people with diabetes, including the vast majority who live with Type 2 diabetes. What’s more alarming is that another 84 million Americans are considered to be pre-diabetic, and though they may be dealing with symptoms of the disease, almost 90% have no idea they are at risk.

Care Beyond Recovery

By Amy Skousen
November 14, 2019

Palliative Medicine is growing, especially here in West Texas. This is a team-centered approach to health care that not only helps patients maximize function amid critical illness, but helps assist them in improving the quality of their lives beyond the physical realm. Psychological, cultural, and spiritual support mechanisms are essential in effective palliative care.

TTUHSC’s Stark Enjoys Role as the Area’s Only Addiction Psychiatrist

By Mark Hendricks
November 05, 2019

When Amy Stark, M.D., entered medical school in 2009, she did so with the intention of becoming a surgeon specializing in breast cancer. Those intentions remained generally unchanged until the end of her third year. Now, a decade later, she is the only addiction psychiatrist in Amarillo.

Celebrating Cultures and Education

By Suzanna Cisneros
November 05, 2019

SNMA is one of the nation’s oldest and largest independent, student-run organizations focused on the needs and concerns of culturally diverse medical students. The TTUHSC School of Medicine SNMA chapter participates in various projects including mentoring undergraduate students, promoting health care fields with elementary students, organizing community health fairs, working with the undergraduate community and helping improve medical school curriculum and admissions.

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.

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October 08, 2019

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.