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Back to School Can Be Exciting and Stressful for Children

By Mark Hendricks
August 23, 2021

For children who may be apprehensive about the new school year, Sarah Mallard Wakefield, M.D., suggests several steps parents can take to ease their child’s concerns.

What Are Coronavirus Variants And Why They May Be Important

By Richard M. Jordan, MD
August 19, 2021

Regional Dean of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in Amarillo Richard M. Jordan, M.D., explains the various known variants of COVID-19.

How to Keep Students Healthy This New School Year

By Mark Hendricks
August 18, 2021

Experts say the best thing to add to your back-to-school list is a vaccine. Currently, children 12 years or older can be vaccinated.

TTUHSC Amarillo Employees Honored as Texans Caring for Texans

By Meaghan Collier
August 06, 2021

The TTUHSC School of Medicine honored its Texas Tech Physicians Pediatric Hematology-Oncology team at the 2021 Texans Caring for Texans awards program.

How to Avoid a Trauma Surgeon This Summer

By Brittany K. Bankhead-Kendall, M.D.
July 02, 2021

The trauma team’s job, on what is often the worst day of your life, is to take every action to keep you or your loved ones alive. While some injury patterns may be specific to a certain geographic region, others are well-established national causes of trauma such as car accidents, gun violence, falls and assault. Part of a trauma surgeon’s job is injury prevention — and ultimately, avoiding a visit to the emergency room.

Flat Head Syndrome in Children

By Reagan Collins, Gabriel Kupovics, Laszlo Nagy, M.D.
June 11, 2021

Reagan Collins, Gabriel Kupovics, and Laszlo Nagy, M.D., share information about deformational plagiocephaly, aka positional plagiocephaly or “flat head syndrome,” and what parents need to know.

How Hot is Your Car?

By Suzanna Cisneros
June 08, 2021

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Chief Health Officer and Department of Family and Community Medicine Chair Ron Cook, D.O., and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provide some safety reminders regarding children and cars in warm weather.

Do You Have Anxiety or Depression?

By Suzanna Cisneros
May 24, 2021

Sarah Mallard Wakefield, M.D., chair of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Psychiatry, discusses anxiety and depression for mental health awareness month.

Campus Life

Team Member Spotlight | Julie Garza, Clinical Department Administrator

By Clara McKenney
April 19, 2021

Julie Garza, the Clinical Department Administrator for the Department of Family Medicine at the Permian Basin, shares her experiences as a TTUHSC team member.

Texas Tech Physicians Headache Clinic Offers Ways To Cope with Seasonal Allergy-Induced Headaches

By Meaghan Collier
April 14, 2021

Nichole Campbell, APRN, NP-C, explains that the sinus headaches that frequently impact people during this season might be more than seasonal allergy-induced, because one of the most misdiagnosed headaches is the sinus headache.