This week's topics include men and women's use of health care and death after dementia dx, alteplase after stroke, obesity and IVF outcomes, and ultraprocessed foods, minimally processed foods, weight loss and cardiometabolic risk factors.

What began as a vision from Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, Ph.D., dean of the Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and philanthropists Rick and Ginger Francis — to bring innovative research and compassionate care to the people of the Borderplex — is now becoming a reality.

The auditorium fell silent as Devin Martinez stepped forward to receive her Foster School of Medicine white coat, her family's eyes glistening with pride as they looked on.

When cancer is found before being spread, a patient’s five-year survival rate is about four times higher than when it’s diagnosed late. Early detection through preventive screenings remains one of the most effective tools in reducing cancer deaths.

This week's topics include sex differences in response to antithrombotics, variants of Covid in people with persistent infection, making contraception free, and CRC screening in young adults.

Anthony Lerma remembers the night he found hope. Homeless and struggling with schizophrenia, Lerma wandered the streets of El Paso. A chance encounter at a downtown park led him to the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, where he received not only shelter and a meal, but also — crucially — a connection to mental health care through Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Project Opportunity. That moment marked the beginning of his journey back to stability and possibility.

For David Pimentel, M.D., the first few days of residency have been filled with long hours, steep learning curves and a deep sense of gratitude.

This week's topics include the Human Phenotype project, CBT by telehealth and chronic pain, looking at RNA to characterize cancers, and air pollution and cognitive impairment with age.

When Kelly Yang, then a third-year Texas Tech Health El Paso Hunt School of Dental Medicine student, noticed patients with special needs required sedation for routine dental procedures, she developed a solution.

The Department of Pathology’s July 2025 newsletter is now available for download.

A new endowed scholarship has been created at Texas Tech Health El Paso thanks to Scott B. Crawford, M.D., FACEP, FSSH, FAWM, Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Executive Director of the Training and Educational Center for Healthcare Simulation (TECHS), and his wife, Jenn, Assistant Vice President for Strategic Marketing in UTEP’s Marketing and Communications division.

This week's topics include a comprehensive look at kid's health in the US, remaining life expectancy deficits after Covid, heart risk calculators in different ethnicities, and screening for hep C in the ED.