El Paso researchers pursue new treatments for disease affecting local families.

This week's topics include an oral PCSK9 inhibitor, knee braces, removing fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer, and using the EHR to deprescribe risky medicines in older adults.

In collaboration with Bel Air High School and the Texas Tech Health El Paso Libraries, our institution has expanded academic support by providing online library access for health profession students and purchasing core health science books for the library to strengthen classroom instruction.

Texas Tech Health El Paso President Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A. was honored with the prestigious Pioneers 21 Innovation Award during a special event Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Hotel Paso Del Norte, Autograph Collection, in Downtown El Paso.

Over 850 middle school students descended on Texas Tech Health El Paso on Saturday, Jan. 31, for the 15th annual Medventure for Your Future, a hands-on introduction to health care careers, sponsored by FirstLight Federal Credit Union.

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dentists across the region will be able to complete more continuing education hours as a team through Texas Tech Health El Paso. The university has earned Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, enabling unified, team-based training to strengthen coordination and patient safety.

This week's topics include weight regain after medications for weight loss, benefits of a variety of exercises, connecting CKD with heart failure, and using wastewater to detect measles.

Saturday nights can be busy for Texas Physicians of El Paso doctors working in the trauma bays at University Medical Center of El Paso. EMTs wheel in patients who have experienced severe falls, car accidents resulting in complex fractures, or they might have serious conditions like bone cancer. What many of them share is their wait to see an orthopaedic specialist like Rajiv Rajani, M.D.

Family, friends and faculty gathered Tuesday, Jan. 20, to celebrate a milestone moment for the Hunt School of Nursing’s newest students during the White Coat Ceremony.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in our Borderplex often face financial challenges and limited access to providers when trying to get the dental care they deserve. To help address this need, the Hunt School of Dental Medicine, with support from the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation, hosted a series of oral health workshops last fall.

Biff F. Palmer, M.D., FACP, FASN, professor of education and internal medicine at the Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Foster School of Medicine, received the prestigious Robert G. Narins Award in early November — recognizing his extensive contributions to training the next generation of nephrologists, physicians who treat diseases of the kidneys.

For 39 years, El Paso dentist Richard C. Black, D.D.S., M.S., served his community with compassionate care. Now, as founding dean of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine, he’s leading the effort to train the next generation of oral health care providers for our Borderplex region.