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Taking a Look at Addiction and Recovery

By School of Health Professions
September 16, 2021

We spoke with Zachery Sneed, PhD, on what research is teaching us about addiction, the different options patients have in finding recovery, and misconceptions that persist about both.

Dry Needling: Another Tool in a Physical Therapist’s Toolbox

By School of Health Professions
September 08, 2021

Dry needling can be an effective compliment to physical therapy intervention.

Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness Center Earns Community Health Quality Badges from Health Resources and Services Administration

By Mark Hendricks
September 03, 2021

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded four 2021 Community Health Quality Recognition badges to the Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness Center at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Nursing.

COVID-19 Vaccines for New and Expecting Mothers: What We Know

By Kate Gollahon
September 03, 2021

Teresa E. Baker, professor and regional chair of the TTUHSC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Amarillo, and Sireesha Y. Reddy, M.D., chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso, both spoke about COVID-19 and the vaccine for new and expecting moms.

Study Could Lead to New Treatments for Neuroblastoma

By Mark Hendricks
September 02, 2021

In previous research, a team of investigators led by C. Patrick Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine Cancer Center, began studying the potential for using the ways cancer cells maintain telomeres — the protective caps on the end of chromosomes — to attack certain cancer cells.

TTUHSC Otolaryngologist Named a Rising Star by Texas Monthly

By Mark Hendricks
September 01, 2021

Winslo Idicula, M.D., an otolaryngologist for the Texas Tech Physicians Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic in Lubbock and an assistant professor of otolaryngology for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, recently was recognized as one of Texas Monthly’s 2021 Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars.

CPRIT Awards Grants to TTUHSC’s Reynolds, Putnam

By Mark Hendricks
September 01, 2021

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) on Aug. 18 awarded grants to a pair of researchers from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).

Do you know TIME?

By John Griswold, M.D
August 31, 2021

John Griswold, M.D., is a Texas Tech Physicians surgeon, director for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Clinical Research Institute and medical director of the University Medical Center Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Appoints New Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation

By Suzanna Cisneros
August 31, 2021

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) President Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., announced today (Aug. 31) the appointment of Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D., as the new senior vice president of the Office of Research and Innovation. McMahon also will have an appointment in the Jerry H. Hodge TTUHSC School of Pharmacy.

To the Unvaccinated, I Hear You But…

By Steven L. Berk, M.D.
August 24, 2021

Steven L. Berk, MD, Dean of TTUHSC's School of Medicine, speaks to those hesitant to get a COVID vaccine.

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 Welcomes Incoming Pharmacy Students at White Coat Ceremony in Amarillo

By Meaghan Collier
August 14, 2021

Incoming first-year and returning second-year students from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy campus were officially welcomed into the program at the school’s annual White Coat Ceremony Aug. 14 (Saturday) at the Harrington Auditorium on the TTUHSC campus, located at 1300 South Coulter.

TTUHSC Welcomes Incoming Pharmacy Students at White Coat Ceremony in Dallas

By Mark Hendricks
August 07, 2021

Incoming first-year and returning second-year students whose ceremony was postponed last year due to the pandemic officially were welcomed to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy campus in Dallas Aug. 7 at the school’s annual White Coat Ceremony.

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.

Scopes and Scrubs Event Welcomes New Class of 2025

By Kate Gollahon
August 03, 2021

As is tradition for incoming medical students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), the School of Medicine class of 2025 gathered together on Saturday, July 31, to be presented with their first scrubs and their first stethoscopes from Alumni Relations.

Summer’s Heat Can Impact Prescription and Patients

By Mark Hendricks
August 03, 2021

Patients should consider two things when it comes to safely storing and using medications during the summer, the first of which is the effect of excessive heat on the medicine itself. The second, and perhaps the most important factor to consider is how heat can influence the effects of some medications on one’s body.

Called to Medicine: Despite Pandemic, Interest in Medical Field Increases

By Suzanna Cisneros
July 31, 2021

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine Class of 2025 pledged their commitment to the profession as they received their white coats at the White Coat Ceremony Sunday (Aug. 1).

InfantRisk Center Offering Free Subscriptions to MommyMeds and InfantRisk HCP Apps

By Meaghan Collier
July 30, 2021

The InfantRisk Center (IRC) at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is offering free, six-month subscriptions to its InfantRisk HCP App Aug. 1-7 for World Breastfeeding Week.