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TTUHSC Researchers to Investigate Effects of Vaping on the Brain

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 12, 2019

For the past decade, the popularity of electronic cigarette use, or vaping, has grown significantly, especially among adolescents and former smokers who view these electronic nicotine delivery systems, or e-cigarettes, as a safe alternative to traditional tobacco smoking. Though the health risks posed by long-term tobacco smoking to areas of the body like blood vessels is well established, research into the long-term effects of vaping is in its early stages.

Head Trauma in Children

  • By Lazlo Nagy, M.D. and Preston D’Souza
  • September 11, 2019

Most visits to the emergency department for children involve some form of head trauma and are usually due to falls, motor vehicle accidents or sports injuries.

School of Medicine Launches Middle School to Medical School Program

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 10, 2019

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will launch the Middle School to Medical School (M to M) program with a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Harmony Science Academy, 1516 53rd St.

Novel Approach Leads to Potential Sepsis Prevention in Burn Patients

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 05, 2019

To help reduce the risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and its associated complications, Abdul Hamood, Ph.D., a professor for the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, and a team of collaborators investigated the feasibility of developing a topical treatment unrelated to conventional antibiotics that can be used to battle Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Service is a Joy

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • August 30, 2019

The Free Clinic is a student-run clinic by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine that has served underprivileged members of the Lubbock community. Estimates show more than 18 percent of the Lubbock population is uninsured and that 22.5 percent are below the national poverty line. Every Wednesday of the year, The Free Clinic opens its doors and provides free health services. This year the clinic celebrates 10 years.

Bogschutz One of Thirteen in the Country to Receive Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant

  • By Amy Skousen
  • August 30, 2019

One in six children in the U.S. has one or more developmental disabilities or delays. If a child has a developmental delay, early identification and intervention can have a significant impact on a child’s ability to learn new skills, as well as reduce the need for costly interventions over time, according to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).

5K Fun Run Raises Awareness for Cleft Lip and Palate

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • August 29, 2019

Parents dreaming of the arrival of a new bundle of joy hope for a healthy baby. Yet, many babies are born with birth defects. According to the March of Dimes, about 6,800 babies in the U.S. are born with oral clefts each year. A cleft lip is a birth defect in which a baby's upper lip doesn’t form completely and has an opening in it.

The Clinics Meet the Classroom

  • By Amy Skousen
  • August 28, 2019

Making a Difference: The Free Clinic Extraordinary Volunteers

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • August 28, 2019

Abigail Buckholz, is a fourth-year medical student from Carlsbad, New Mexico. She earned her Bachelor of Science in biological sciences: neuroscience, and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology, with minors in music and chemistry. She plans to compete a double residency in psychiatry and internal medicine or family medicine.

Empowering Medical Students

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • August 27, 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.

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