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Pregnancy and COVID Can Be Deadly Together

By Marjorie Jenkins, M.D.
February 02, 2022

CDC has issued an urgent warning for pregnant women to become fully vaccinated, as data reveals being pregnant with COVID increases the chance of admission to the ICU and increases the death rate by 70 percent.

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.

Research

NIH Awards Grant to TTUHSC Researcher

By Mark Hendricks
February 01, 2022

To better understand the role of extracellular vesicles in the spread and progression of LAM, the NIH recently awarded a four-year, $2.8 million grant to Magdalena Karbowniczek, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of immunotherapeutics and biotechnology at the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy.

Research

TTUHSC Researchers Receive New NIH Grant to Continue Studying Amygdala-Pain Link

By Mark Hendricks
January 31, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a five-year, $2.76 million grant to Volker E. Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D. and Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D.

Health

Youth Mental Health Crisis: How Professionals, Community Can Help

By Astik Joshi, M.D., Micah Park, M.D., Kate Gollahon
January 25, 2022

In December, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., issued a new Surgeon General's Advisory that emphasized the urgent need to address the country's undeniable youth mental health crisis. Astik Joshi, M.D., and second-year resident Micah Park, M.D. discuss what this advisory means for health care professionals and the community.

PTSD Affects People from All Walks of Life

By Mark Hendricks
January 20, 2022

Sarah Mallard Wakefield, M.D., chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, said PTSD develops in the sympathetic nervous system, a part of the body’s autonomic, or automatic nervous system.

Campus Life

Team Member Spotlight | Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, Professor and Division Head

By Clara McKenney
January 20, 2022

Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, Professor and Division Head of Geriatrics and Pediatrics for the School of Pharmacy, discusses how she came to join TTUHSC and shares what she enjoys most about her role.

Education

Ergonomics: A Critical Piece of Occupational Therapy Education

By School of Health Professions
January 20, 2022

When we hear the word “ergonomics,” many of us merely think of office chairs and good posture, and that’s as far as our understanding goes. But there is much more to ergonomics than just your desk chair.

TTUHSC Scientist Seeking Solution to Antibiotic Resistance

By Mark Hendricks
January 19, 2022

A team of researchers led by Hongjun (Henry) Liang, Ph.D., from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, recently investigated whether or not a series of novel nanoparticles can kill some of the pathogens that lead to human infection without affecting healthy cells.