This week's topics include the worldwide burden of skin cancers, risk of a second stroke when a person is taking anticoagulants, patients supporting each other for weight loss maintenance, and imaging for dense breasts.

HIPAA Privacy Policies HPP 5.2 and HPP 6.2 were revised on May 20, 2025.

The fictional life of 45-year-old Robert hung in the balance after a truck lost control and plunged into a local community center, causing a multiple-vehicle collision.

This week's topics include treating resistant hypertension, gabapentanoids and the risk of self harm, risk for depression after diagnosis of a medical condition, and fatty liver and pregnancy.

Texas Tech Health El Paso celebrated 231 graduates on Tuesday, May 20, at the Plaza Theatre in Downtown El Paso — marking a new chapter for our region’s future doctors, nurses and biomedical scientists.

Michelle Ortiz vividly recalls the day as a dental student when, after gently adjusting a patient's dentures, she watched as tears welled up in the woman's eyes. After years of hiding her smile behind closed lips, the patient beamed with newfound confidence. For Ortiz, that single moment confirmed she had made the right decision to become a dentist.

This week's topics include USPSTF on screening for syphilis in pregnancy, when to take blood pressure medicines, comparing weight loss drugs, and a narrative intervention for PTSD after an ICU stay.

Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently awarded $55,000 to Texas Tech Health El Paso to help medical assistant students finish their clinical training through internships at the university, and to support generational learning and workforce development.

As National Nurses Week draws to a close, Texas Tech Health El Paso announced that business leaders Pat and Laura Gordon have generously donated $25,000 to fund a full-ride scholarship for a Hunt School of Nursing student.

The Community Scientist Program, coordinated by UTHealth Houston and M.D. Anderson, is now offering feedback sessions for El Paso-area researchers. The free program connects researchers with trained community members who can provide valuable feedback on research design, implementation, and recruitment and retention. 

Texas Tech Health El Paso broke ground on the Gary Petz Memorial Garden with a heartfelt ceremony on April 18, honoring those who donated their bodies to the university’s  Willed Body Program.

This week's topics include large language models and discharge summaries, treating female urinary incontinence, using AI to diagnose diabetic kidney disease, and a Covid/flu vaccine.