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A major philanthropic gift from Ronnie and Ashley Lowenfield will help shape how cancer specialists collaborate to care for patients at the future Steve and Nancy Fox Cancer Center, now under construction at Texas Tech Health El Paso.
When Dr. Alexis Reedy-Cooper talks about family medicine, she speaks about creating opportunities for others to grow.
This week's topics include continuing dual antiplatelet therapy after stenting, amyloid depletion in Alzheimer's, infections in US hospitals, and algorithms for diagnosing PE in people with cancer.
This week's topics include a dual-action prosthesis for hip replacement, a new inhaled agent for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, testing nursing home residents for respiratory viruses, and online GLP-1 prescribing.
The inaugural fellows of Texas Tech Health El Paso's new forensic psychiatry fellowship were recognized during a graduation ceremony on campus in June, highlighting a program aimed at addressing shortages in forensic psychiatric expertise in our community.
This week's topics include technology to improve stroke outcomes, adult use of social media and health decisions, impact of social media ban on Australian youth, and an LLM to augment clinical management in a low resource setting.
A wellness program designed by Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso at Transmountain’s Family Medicine Residency Program beat out 65 other proposals to become one of only three funded nationwide. The people who chose it say El Paso's border identity is exactly why it rose to the top.
Six Texas Tech Health El Paso faculty members appear on the Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List, an annual bibliometric ranking developed by Stanford University researcher John P.A. Ioannidis and colleagues to measure research citation impact across 22 scientific fields.
This week's topics include SES and brain development in kids, lifestyle changes and multimobidity, food labeling and childhood obesity, and prehabilitation in elders.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.