Medical Futures Advance

On June 17, Texas Tech Health El Paso and The University of Texas at El Paso recognized six accomplished high school seniors who have been selected for the fourth MedFuture cohort.

David Peregrino 6/15/26 David Peregrino 6/15/26

Advanced Wound Care

June is Wound Healing Awareness month, and Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso wants Borderplex residents to know specialists such as Brittany Shoemake, M.D., can help patients with chronic wounds reclaim their health.

Christina Acosta 6/15/26 Christina Acosta 6/15/26

Rising Through Service

Ana Alvarado is a friendly face just about everyone on the Texas Tech Health El Paso campus sees, knows and respects. She joined the General Services team as its first female member back in September of 2008. Since then, she and the department have climbed the ladder of success at Texas Tech Health El Paso.

David Peregrino 6/5/26 David Peregrino 6/5/26

Resistance training, low back pain, cfDNA cancer screening delays, and GLP1s and knee replacement

This week's topics include duration of dual anticoagulation following bypass grafting or stents, how has management of miscarriage changed, at home rehab after an ICU stay, and weight loss for atrial fibrillation.

David Peregrino 5/29/26 David Peregrino 5/29/26

Dual anticoagulation, miscarriage, at home rehab, and weight loss

Christina Acosta 5/27/26 Christina Acosta 5/27/26

Healthy Joints Matter

As running clubs, community walks and recreational fitness activities grow across the Borderplex, orthopaedic specialists say joint pain should not automatically discourage people from staying active.

David Peregrino 5/22/26 David Peregrino 5/22/26

PCOS name change, whole blood, antibiotics, and blood markers

This week's topics include digoxin for heart failure, thrombectomy for strokes in medium sized vessels, maternal occupation during pregnancy and ASD in offspring, and exercise and 24 hr ambulatory blood pressure.

Christina Acosta 5/18/26 Christina Acosta 5/18/26

A Calling to Healthcare

For Carolina Mendez, M.D., graduating from the Foster School of Medicine represents the fulfillment of a dream shaped by personal loss, and her commitment to serving the Borderplex.

Christina Acosta 5/15/26 Christina Acosta 5/15/26

Digoxin, thrombectomy, maternal occupation during pregnancy, and exercise

Christina Acosta 5/12/26 Christina Acosta 5/12/26

Tournament Funds Screenings

The 4th Annual Sisters in the Fight Breast Cancer Foundation in the Fight Tournament raised $15,000 to support breast cancer screenings at Texas Tech Health El Paso, helping expand access to preventive care and early detection services for women in the region.

Christina Acosta 5/12/26 Christina Acosta 5/12/26

Treatment Within Reach

As two towering yellow cranes at the university worked in tandem to raise the Fox Cancer Center from the desert floor, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar presented Texas Tech Health El Paso with a symbolic $1.031 million federal check on Tuesday, representing the funding she secured to purchase linear accelerators, known as a LINACs, for the Fox Cancer Center.

Christina Acosta 5/8/26 Christina Acosta 5/8/26

Nonprofit hospital work, GLP-1 use, weight loss drugs, and transcranial stimulation

This week's topics include outcomes after consultant work in nonprofit hospitals, use of GLP-1s in AUD, a model for predicting benefit from weight loss medicines, and transcranial stimulation for ASD.