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Newswise: Texas Tech Health El Paso Schools Recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings
Released: 15-Nov-2024 10:00 AM EST
Texas Tech Health El Paso Schools Recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

According to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, the Foster School of Medicine has been ranked among the top 100 best medical schools in the nation for primary care and rural practice, further solidifying its role in addressing the critical health care needs of underserved communities.

Newswise: ICYMI: Artificial “Mini-Hearts” Take Flight to the International Space Station
Released: 8-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
ICYMI: Artificial “Mini-Hearts” Take Flight to the International Space Station
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.

Newswise: Proud El Pasoan Announces First Full-Ride Scholarship for Hunt School of Dental Medicine at Season of Thanks Celebration
Released: 6-Nov-2024 6:45 PM EST
Proud El Pasoan Announces First Full-Ride Scholarship for Hunt School of Dental Medicine at Season of Thanks Celebration
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

El Paso dental community member Deborah Whitehill announced the first Hunt School of Dental Medicine scholarship to cover full tuition and fees for an El Paso student’s entire four years of school. The scholarship honors her late husband H.V. Whitehill, D.D.S., M.S.

Newswise: Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic Hosts Screen and Clean for El Paso 915 Stars Special Olympics Soccer Team
Released: 14-Oct-2024 3:35 PM EDT
Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic Hosts Screen and Clean for El Paso 915 Stars Special Olympics Soccer Team
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

According to the Institute for Oral Health, one-third of individuals in households experiencing disabilities had not visited a dentist in two or more years, compared to 19.7% in households without disabilities. Individuals with disabilities are also twice as likely to experience high dental anxiety (21.8%) compared to those without disabilities (10.6%).

Released: 10-Oct-2024 12:30 PM EDT
Texas Tech Health El Paso, L&F Distributors and El Perro Grande Tequila Team Up to Help Fight Breast Cancer
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women and the most common cause of death from cancer among Hispanic women in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Newswise: Paso Del Norte Health Foundation Announces $5 Million Grant to Texas Tech Health El Paso to Transform Cancer Care for Our Borderplex Community
Released: 25-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Paso Del Norte Health Foundation Announces $5 Million Grant to Texas Tech Health El Paso to Transform Cancer Care for Our Borderplex Community
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The PdNHF has long been a trusted partner of Texas Tech Health El Paso, focused on leading, investing in, and supporting programs that promote health and prevent disease in our Borderplex region. The $5 million grant will be instrumental in elevating comprehensive cancer care by funding the recruitment of top-tier cancer specialists. This ensures the future center will be equipped to deliver expert care from its inception. Dr. Lange called it a foundational grant because it’s a cornerstone of the funding for the future Fox Cancer Center, emphasizing that through collective strength and action – the power of people – we can bring hope to members of our Borderplex community.

Newswise: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Celebrates Hispanic-Serving Institution Week, Sept. 16-20
Released: 16-Sep-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Celebrates Hispanic-Serving Institution Week, Sept. 16-20
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

TTUHSC El Paso provides the essential access to an education otherwise not readily available to a historically underserved region.

   
Newswise: A GPS for the Gastrointestinal System
Released: 11-Sep-2024 9:00 AM EDT
A GPS for the Gastrointestinal System
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The MoPill system represents a significant leap forward in how we can diagnose and treat gastrointestinal conditions.

Newswise: Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Dr. Mariela Lane Appointed to Prestigious Strategic Educators Enhancement Fellowship
Released: 5-Sep-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Dr. Mariela Lane Appointed to Prestigious Strategic Educators Enhancement Fellowship
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Texas Tech Health El Paso professor will participate in a prestigious fellowship to better understand artificial intelligence and its integration into medical education.

Newswise: Developing Leaders at Texas Tech Health El Paso
Released: 15-Aug-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Developing Leaders at Texas Tech Health El Paso
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

ASCEND will expose the scholars to curriculum, coaching and mentorship as it teaches the concepts of strategic enrollment management, known as SEM. SEM is a comprehensive process, focusing on the end-to-end higher education journey: attracting students, enrolling and retaining them, and finally, graduating them.

Newswise: Texas Tech Health El Paso Researchers Named on World's Top 2% of Scientists List
Released: 6-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Texas Tech Health El Paso Researchers Named on World's Top 2% of Scientists List
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Seven of our researchers named in the top 2% we’re demonstrating Texas Tech Health El Paso's commitment to groundbreaking research and reinforcing our status as a global leader in health care.

Newswise: Texas Tech Health El Paso Associate Professor Receives Prestigious NIH Grant to Investigate Cause of Diabetic Pain
Released: 2-Aug-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Texas Tech Health El Paso Associate Professor Receives Prestigious NIH Grant to Investigate Cause of Diabetic Pain
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Researchers at Texas Tech Health El Paso and the University of Texas at Dallas will look at the origin of this neuropathic pain on a microscopic level in hope of finding ways to treat it without opioids. The groundbreaking research is funded by a $3.1 million, five-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Texas Tech Health El Paso is receiving $1.05 million of the grant.

Newswise: Still El Paso Strong: Lessons from Aug. 3 Mass Shooting on Tragedy’s Fifth Anniversary
Released: 2-Aug-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Still El Paso Strong: Lessons from Aug. 3 Mass Shooting on Tragedy’s Fifth Anniversary
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Twenty-three people were killed and 22 wounded in the mass shooting. Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso treated patients that day, and Texas Tech Health El Paso physician residents and Hunt School of Nursing students assisted.

Newswise: Foster School of Medicine Faculty Leave a Global Impact on Paramedic Training
Released: 18-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Foster School of Medicine Faculty Leave a Global Impact on Paramedic Training
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Dr. Wells never imagined a connection between El Paso, Texas, and her native country Bulgaria – more than 6,000 miles away on the Balkan Peninsula – would contribute to a dramatic shift in the way medical professionals in Bulgaria respond to emergencies.



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