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Acetaminophen, clinical trials, supplementing potassium, mRNA flu vaccines
This week's topics include acetaminophen in pregnancy and ASD, the impact of canceling funding for clinical trials, supplementing potassium in people with ICDs, and mRNA flu vaccines.
Empower Health HERE
Across our Borderplex, we often say we’re more than a community — we’re a family. That’s why GECU is driven by a simple yet impactful value: People Helping People. This is more than a philosophy, it’s our promise.
Bridging Oral Care
With critical oral health disparities rising in El Paso County, Texas Tech Health El Paso is launching Borderland Dental Leaders: Building Bridges program with a $400,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Meds after afib ablation, fish oil, therapy for stents
This week's topics include medications after successful ablation for afib, fish oil for those having hemodialysis, anticoagulation after stent placement, and best therapy for stents and afib.
Fueling Medical Dreams
As Cynthia Maldonado drives past the Texas Tech Health El Paso campus on her way to work, she recalls conversations she had years ago with her mother during their morning commute to Silva Health Magnet High School. They would discuss the medical school buildings under construction across the street and the possibility of Cynthia becoming a doctor.
Championing Institutional Growth
Texas Tech Health El Paso has selected a native El Pasoan as its next vice president for Institutional Advancement.
Level Up, El Paso
Texas Tech Online recently announced the launch of the $10K Degree Completion Program in El Paso— an affordable, flexible pathway designed for working professionals who are interested in advancing their career, gain new opportunities and achieve their academic goals.
AI and diabetes, knee OA exercises, Mediterranean diet, IBS, and steps for health
This week's topics include LSD and anxiety disorders, cardiac rehab in older people after MI, CT and pregnancy outcomes, and a new agent for treatment of resistant hypertension.
Smart Steps Forward
Researchers at Texas Tech Health El Paso and The University of Texas at El Paso are developing a new smartphone-based tool that uses artificial intelligence to improve the diagnosis of chronic ankle instability (CAI), thanks to a $40,000 Sobel-Duncan Border Health Research Award.
Nicotine, Heart Surgery, Maternal PFAS exposure and Blood Pressure
This week's topics include benefits of nicotine reduction in cigarettes, new onset afib after heart surgery, brain structure in infants after maternal PFAS exposure, and food insecurity and blood pressure.
Care Conquers Fear
When Cecilia stepped into her Zumba class three years ago during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she discovered no-cost mammograms were offered at the same community center, home to the Texas Tech Health El Paso Medical Student Run Clinic (MSRC).
Social media and adolescents, gene therapy for ADA deficiency, SLE treatment, AI in health care
This week's topics include impact of social media on adolescent cognition, gene therapy for ADA deficiency, a new treatment for SLE, and AI in health care.
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