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What Do You Know about Esophageal Cancer?

April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, and health care professionals want to provide valuable information regarding this cancer that occurs in the esophagus or food pipe.

Company Owned by TTUHSC Researchers Named to Regional Incubator Program

TTUHSC researchers Ted Reid, Ph.D., and Phat Tran, Ph.D., have been accepted into the 2023 REACH (Regional Energy Accelerator for Commercializing Hard-Tech) incubator program.

TTUHSC’s Capitol Day Highlights the Fight for Telehealth

30 faculty, students and scientists from TTUHSC arrived at the Texas capitol to promote expanding telehealth for the rural Texans whose lives could drastically improve with access to health care.

New Support Group for Those With Diabetes

To help those with the disease, the Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness Center launched a diabetes support group.

School of Medicine Students Showcase Research for Student Research Day

TTUHSC School of Medicine students and resident researchers presented more than 90 research posters at 2023 Student Research Day on April 5 in Amarillo.

New Partnership to Help Children Read and Learn

Tori Gustafson, Au.D, CCC-A, and Tobias Kroll, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, will conduct research in partnership with the Betty M. Condra School for Education Innovation to improve education for students with unique learning needs.

Navigating Through Adversity with Resiliency, Hope and Healing

The TTTUHSC Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health will host “In an Instant” with Lee Woodruff April 27.

Texas Tech Physicians Celebrates Opening of New Clinic in Amarillo

Texas Tech Physicians celebrated its expansion to southwest Amarillo Tuesday (April 4) with a ribbon cutting for its new Texas Tech Physicians Pediatrics clinic.

Growth and Versatility in Athletic Training as a Medical Profession

The Buffalo Bills’ athletic trainers’ life-saving intervention for Hamlin brought high-profile attention to this usually low-profile medical profession.

Occupational Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder

April is both World Autism Month, increasing understanding and acceptance of people living with autism, and Occupational Therapy (OT) Month, celebrating the enormous service that OTs provide their patients.

TTUHSC to Host Lubbock’s Spring Medication Cleanout™

The TPPC, managed by the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, will host Lubbock’s Spring Medication Cleanout™ event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 (Saturday) at the Texas Tech Physicians Medical Pavilion.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Honors Inaugural Cohort of School of Nursing Traditional BSN Graduates with Lamp Lighting Ceremony

TTUHSC School of Nursing honored its first class of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates with a lamp lighting ceremony on Thursday, March 30.

From House Calls to Virtual Visits

Texas Tech Physicians primary and specialty clinics across West Texas have completed more than 160,000 telehealth visits since the start of the pandemic.

TTUHSC Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards

Recognizing academic excellence, the honors are the most prestigious awards granted to faculty throughout the TTU System. The awards are funded by gifts to the Chancellor’s Council, a giving society that supports the chancellor’s priorities across the TTU System.

Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day

TTUHSC School of Medicine students will host a Women’s Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 15 at The Free Clinic

Researchers Study the Impact of Cancer on Hispanic Patients and Their Caregivers

TTUHSC Cytogenetic Technologist Jasbir Bisht and a team from P. Hemachandra Reddy’s internal medicine laboratory analyzed the impact of cancer in Hispanics in comparison to other ethnic groups.

World Down Syndrome Day

World Down syndrome Day was established to raise awareness about Down syndrome and to promote inclusion and acceptance of people with Down syndrome in all aspects of society.

Luck of the Irish Welcome; Hard Work a Must

TTUHSC medical students participated in Match Day Friday, March 17.

TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy Students Celebrate Residency Assignments on Match Day

On March 15, TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy students interested in completing a residency after they graduate learned where they would spend the next stage of their training.

Meta-Analysis Shows Association Between Autism in Children and Cardiometabolic Diseases

Chanaka N. Kahathuduwa, M.D., Ph.D., and a collaborative team from TTUHSC and TTU conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to help provide an insight into a possible ASD-cardiometabolic diseases link.

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