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Student organization begins 2017-2018 PILL Talks

TTSSHP, also known as Double T, held its annual Pharmacy Information on Leadership and Learning Talk (PILL Talk) Sept. 23 on the School of Pharmacy’s Dallas/Fort Worth campus.

School of Pharmacy researchers pick up NIH renewal grant

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a grant to a pair of TTUHSC faculty scientists in Amarillo who will continue their investigation into the health effects of electronic cigarettes.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers Use a Pump-induced Disease to Define Underlying Molecular Mechanism

Researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) investigated a pump-induced disease and defined the molecular mechanism that triggers it. The study, “On the effect of hyperaldosteronism-inducing mutations in Na/K pumps,” was published in the October issue of the Journal of General Physiology.

October an important month for Pharmacy Practice faculty

October was a noteworthy month for several Department of Pharmacy Practice faculty members from TTUHSC’s School of Pharmacy.

BOO! Beware of Scary Pumpkin Carving Injuries

“Halloween is thought of as a kids and family holiday, and most want to have their children involved,” said Brendan Mackay, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Texas Tech Physicians Hand Clinic. “But the reality is, this is one of the most dangerous times for hand injuries in both adults and kids from carving pumpkins.”

Flu season is coming fast, get your vaccinations early

Flu season is here. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu kills about 36,000 people a year in the United States. With Flu activity beginning to increase in October and peaking between December and March, Franklyn C. Babb, M.D., FAAFP, a physician for Texas Tech Physicians — Family Medicine, said don’t make excuses not to get your flu vaccine.

You Are Never Too Old to Get Vaccinated

The Free Clinic will partner with the Lubbock Health Department to offer free vaccines from 3 to 5 p.m. every third Wednesday at Lubbock Impact 2707 34th St. Vaccines will include pneumococcal, hepatitis A and B, influenza, TdaP (for tetanus, diphtheria and adult whooping cough), Gardasil (for human papillomavirus), meningococcal (for meningitis) and Zostavax (for shingles).

This Halloween, Goggles for All

All grown up, and now an ophthalmologist, I would dearly love to hand out something else besides candy to every family stopping by our house. Not to the little ones, mind you – they’re still getting well-earned Snickers. Everybody else, however, will be receiving a lovely pair of safety goggles. We aren’t talking the slick looking Bono style glasses that barely cover your eyes. I mean true goggles, suctioned on to your face 360 degrees around those cherished eyeballs.

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