The only fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon within 200 miles is seeing patients at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso and training the next generation of surgeons at Texas Tech Health El Paso.

This week's topics include COVID-19 vaccination and preeclampsia, HIV injection medicines, monkeypox treatment, and menstrual blood for HPV testing.

Texas Tech Health El Paso President Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A., told a campus audience on Tuesday, Feb. 17 that heart disease remains the most common cause of death locally and nationally — and that much of the risk is preventable. The two-hour educational session and Q&A for community members was billed as a “Heart-to-Heart With Dr. Richard Lange.”

For El Paso surgeon Vernon Burke, sending one El Paso child hundreds of miles for specialized oral surgery is too many.

This week's topics include benefits of accountable care organizations, HT and mortality, accessibility of dialysis in the US and cannabis use and mental health disorders in adolescents.

To mark National Cancer Prevention Month, Texas Tech Health El Paso is highlighting the importance of early cancer detection, patient advocacy and equitable access to care through the story of breast cancer survivor Nicole Walls.

This week's topics include patient views of statin therapy, MRI of shoulders, a planetary health diet, and food prescriptions in people with diabetes.

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.