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TTUHSC Surgeon is a National Lead for Worldwide CovidSurg Collaborative
The CovidSurg Collaborative's mission is to disseminate good, evidence-based data across the world so that hospitals and physicians can form safe surgical environments during the pandemic, establish plans for conducting safe surgeries after the pandemic and provide informed decision-making tools to be shared between the surgeon or anesthesiologist and the patient.
Science Can Save Us – Again
Science produced by human ingenuity is coming soon to save the day, again.
Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, In a New Old-Fashioned Way
This holiday, follow the guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Reason I Wear a Mask
Dr. Billy Philips shares why he wears a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic
West Texas Takes on COVID-Fatigue at Work, School
With the continued threat of COVID, the past few months have weighed heavy on the region. The journey to a healthy community has already been long and tiring, leaving West Texas to feel like a child in the backseat on a long drive, asking: are we there yet?
Texas Tech Physicians Psychiatrist Offers Insight & Prevention Strategies Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day
Amy Stark, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and a psychiatrist with Texas Tech Physicians, says there’s no certain way to identify people who are contemplating suicide, but there are several warning signs that might give you a clue that someone is struggling.
TTUHSC Amarillo Employees Honored as Texans Caring for Texans
Each year state agencies from the upper 26 counties in the Texas Panhandle are invited to select an employee or team of employees to receive a Texans Caring for Texans award.
TTUHSC Wins Awards for COVID-19 Social Media Campaigns
The TTUHSC Office of Communications & Marketing recently received one gold award and one honorable mention for social media campaigns entered in the 2020 dotCOMM Awards.
Celebrating Future Physicians with a Parade
More than 160 medical students took part in the School of Medicine Welcome Parade.
Vitamin Exposures on the Rise in Texas
Vitamin exposure calls are on in the increase in Texas. Texas Poison Centers have seen a 55% increase in exposures to pediatric vitamins, a 35 percent increase in human exposure calls to vitamins overall and a more than 24 percent increase in exposure to melatonin calls from March through June of this year.
Caring For Reusable Face Coverings
Ramachandra Chemitiganti, M.D., spoke with us about the importance of wearing face coverings and how to properly maintain and clean reusable and homemade masks.
Face Masks and Face Coverings: Do They Work in the Fight Against COVID-19?
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, much debate has surrounded the use of masks and face coverings. Let’s put this debate to an end.
Choosing to Wear A Mask
Steven L. Berk, M.D., addresses the decision to wear a mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Party Like It's COVID-19
Despite the easing of restrictions, Richard Lampe, M.D., professor in Pediatrics, said it’s still important to remain cautious because the virus has not disappeared. For those planning to celebrate the Fourth of July with family members or other groups of people, Lampe suggested observing some of the same precautions that have become so familiar over the last several months.
Keeping Children Safe During COVID-19 and Beyond
Pediatric pharmacists are taking the same precautions they would take for adult patients. These include wearing masks and/or eye shields, washing hands often and using social distancing.
How Social Media Affects Our Mental Health During a Pandemic
It feels more and more like the world is happening online, as television newscasters cover the day's tweets. As we watch one screen and check two other screens to see what people are saying about something on a fourth screen, it’s not surprising that we can end up feeling overwhelmed, stressed out and alone.
Mental Health During COVID-19: A Focus on The Elderly
While much attention has been focused on maintaining physical health and safety, health professionals are also expressing increasing concern for mental health as stay-at-home orders, social distancing and general isolation continues in various forms across the globe.
TTUHSC Responds to Call from Gov. Greg Abbott to Increase VTM Capacity for Texas Through Production and Education
In an April 27 press conference, Gov. Greg Abbott spoke of increasing testing availability in Texas—saying the state would aim to test 30,000 people a day in the coming term. His OpenTexas report recognized TTUHSC as a producer of Viral Transport Medium (VTM), a critical component to expanding access to COVID-19 testing across the state.
Mental Health for Mom During COVID-19
Sarah Wakefield, M.D., Assistant Professor and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services at the TTUHSC School of Medicine, spoke with us about the importance of celebrating Mother’s Day, talking to our kids about COVID-19, and what we can learn, as families, from this monumental event.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Teams Bring Convalescent Plasma Treatments to West Texas
TTUHSC medical teams from the Panhandle and South Plains recently joined a study led by the Mayo Clinic to use convalescent plasma in severely-ill patients with coronavirus (COVID-19).
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