Imagine the frustration if you are facing an aggressive cancer and you know there are new drugs or a new device that could help, but how are you going to get it in Lubbock Texas?
“Particularly in a social setting where there’s a party, they’re chugging alcohol. They’re having these games that they’re playing. And so, they get way more alcohol in their system than the body can metabolize,” he said.
Dr. Sarah Mallard Wakefield is the Chair of Psychiatry at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center. Today, she shared her expertise with dozens of parents and grandparents.
At the Center of Recreational Excellence or C.O.R.E facility in Hobbs, New Mexico, you’ll find a world champion athlete coaching kids in the aquatic center and guiding adults in a gym class.
We know fireworks accidents can trigger serious injuries and burns. But one thing most people don’t think about is the noise that comes with fireworks and what that can do.
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. Here at home, a Lubbock doctor is trying to convince everyone it’s a big misconception to think “it can’t happen to me.”
Several hundred of his closest friends and admirers packed the event center at the campus to remember Dr. Berk. Nearly a dozen people took to the podium, telling stories about his life and accomplishments.
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) family is deeply saddened to announce the untimely death today (May 26) of TTUHSC Executive Vice President and School of Medicine Dean Dr. Steven L. Berk.
Friday was graduation day at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine, a milestone for the nearly 180 new doctors and for the Dean of the Medical School, Dr. Steven Berk.
Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center wants people to know they have a nationally accredited program here to certify athletic trainers. These trainers coordinate the athletes’ overall health care plan under the supervision of a licensed physician.
It was in 1978 that the National Hospice Organization was established. Its first national conference was held in Washington D.C. Jimmy Carter was President when the hospice movement took off and became a national discussion.
The ball caps say donate life. The smiles say “let’s make a difference.” Newschannel 11 was there to watch a quick photo as a small group gathered outside University Medical Center today.
Dr. Rahman is using a new technique to find and remove the lump with less discomfort to the patient. With this, it means no more inserting a wire to mark the cancer before the surgery.
Every year since 2008, these students have been volunteering a day out of their studies in the spring to clean up, repair, or do any odd job you don’t want to do, or maybe can’t do anymore.
“When a family exercises and plays together, they’re going to have a whole lot more time where they feel like they can interact in other meaningful ways about other things that are very important.”
Dr Tetyana Vasylyeva is leading the study at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center to hopefully find a better way to reduce the likelihood of medical errors.
An AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is a portable medical device that can jump-start the heart in an emergency, keeping someone alive until paramedics arrive.
Suicide was the second-leading cause of death among children ages 10-14 in 2022, according to the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas. Pediatricians hope lawmakers will invest in reaching more of Texas’ at-risk youth.
Whether your family gathering will be large or small over the holidays, Dr. John Griswold, trauma surgeon and Texas Tech Physician, says two words could save a life or prevent a lifelong injury: slow down.
Dr. Michelle Tarbox, a Dermatologist and Texas Tech Physician, says stress, in general, can take its toll on hair, but if hair loss is severe, don’t assume it’s just fate.
Earlier we told you that former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach donated his organs after a fatal heart attack on Sunday. That was not just a decision by the family. Mike Leach made it known long ago that he was a big supporter of organ donation.
It was nearly 4 years ago that Lucrisha McCutcheon was treated for walking pneumonia. When that infection turned into sepsis, her organs began to fail and blood was not circulating to her extremities. After the Lubbock woman fell into a coma, doctors were forced to amputate both hands and feet to save her life.
The lottery is just a game to some people. Others may even give tickets away in birthday cards or Christmas presents. So, when does the fun turn into a potential problem?
It is estimated that more than 6 million people in this country are living with Alzheimer’s Disease and that number is expected to climb to 13 million by 2050. November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.