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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For Dolores Juarez and her son, Che, cancer is not just a diagnosis. It’s a shared experience that has further strengthened their lifelong bond.
Three members of the department’s research administrators were recently invited to share their practical knowledge at the 2026 National Council of University Research Administrators Financial Research Administration Conference, held March 19-20, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
This week's topics include deprescribing PPIs, kidney function equations, stenting for DVT, and timing of exercise according to chronotrope type.
Sixty uninsured and underinsured adults age 60 and older received free dental screenings and cleanings at the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic during the annual WellMed Screen & Clean event, provided by dental students under the supervision of licensed dentists.
A packed lineup of outdoor concerts and festivals is coming in a few weeks, and fans across the Borderplex will be spending hours in the sun, on their feet, and in large crowds.
When local doctors need answers about a suspected blood cancer or bone marrow disorder, they can turn to expert help close to home: Attilio Orazi, M.D., FRCPath (Engl.), chair of pathology at Texas Tech Health El Paso, has received the Society for Hematopathology’s 2026 Berard-Dorfman Founders Award in Senior Leadership.
This week's topics include deprescribing PPIs, kidney function equations, stenting for DVT, and timing of exercise according to chronotrope type.
Texas Tech Health El Paso faculty member Rebecca L. Campos, M.D., FAAFP, was recognized with the Texas Tech University System Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award, one of the highest honors bestowed on faculty across the TTU System.
This week's topics include deprescribing levothyroxine, drug manufacturer coupon use, how low should cholesterol be targeted in those with heart disease, and hypertension in low-income patients.
For Nils Nickel, M.D., medicine isn't just about treating the patient in front of him. It's also about creating better options for the next patient who walks through the emergency room doors.
Texas Tech Health El Paso, in collaboration with its academic hospital partner University Medical Center of El Paso, was certified as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers on Friday, April 3.
A $250,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has funded the installation of secure lockers that provide nursing students convenient access to food, baby formula and diapers at Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Hunt School of Nursing.
It’s hard to believe the future can fit inside a single envelope. On Friday morning, 107 Texas Tech Health El Paso medical students held sealed envelopes that revealed where they will spend the next several years training as physicians.
This week's topics include brain architecture and diet, use of wastewater to screen for colorectal cancer, new cholesterol management guidelines, and screening for glaucoma in a primary care setting.
For many Borderplex cancer warriors, stories of grueling cross-state trips to Houston for treatment are common. Now, a federal grant will help Texas Tech Health El Paso care for patients closer to home while boosting research to reduce the disease’s disparate impact on the region.
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.