How to Inactivate Pathogens; Treat Long COVID With Vaccine?
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. How to inactivate pathogens in a room, flu […]
TMA Insurance Trust Names New Executive Director
The Texas Medical Association Insurance Trust (TMAIT) has named insurance brokerage executive Guy Patterson, CEBS, of Pennsylvania as its new executive director. Mr. Patterson will assume the role on June 6, filling a vacancy created when James Prescott retired from leading TMAIT in December 2021, after eight years in that role. Mr. Prescott served […]
Signs Your Kid Might Be Traumatized By Gun Violence In The News
A gunman killed at least 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. This mass killing follows the supermarket massacre in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, and the Laguna Woods, California, church shooting on May 15. These kinds of […]
95% Of Schools Do Active Shooter Drills. Here’s How It Affects Kids.
On Tuesday, a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. This horrific shooting has again shone the spotlight on school safety and the increasing prevalence of active shooter drills. During the 2005-06 school year, an estimated 40% of American public schools conducted lockdown drills for students. By the […]
Assessing Long COVID; Exercise to Slow Kidney Function Decline
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include assessing long COVID, self-monitoring […]
San Antonio Resident Physician Joins TMA Board of Trustees
May 2, 2022 The Texas Medical Association (TMA) elected to its Board of Trustees Alixandria Pfeiffer, DO, a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology undergoing residency training at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). TMA’s House of Delegates policymaking body elected officers during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, in […]
Lubbock Community Leader Elected TMA Alliance President
May 2, 2022 The Texas Medical Association Alliance (TMAA) has installed Lubbock community leader Libby White as its president. She will serve as president for one year, having served the past year as TMAA president-elect. TMAA is the community service and advocacy arm of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), comprising physicians, spouses and partners of physicians, resident […]
Texarkana Physician Confirmed to TMA Ethics Board
May 2, 2022 Cindy R. Porter, MD, a Texarkana pediatrician in practice for 26 years, was confirmed to serve as a councilor on the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Board of Councilors, the organization’s ethical policymaking body. The TMA House of Delegates confirmed Dr. Porter today during TexMed, TMA’s annual conference, held in Houston this year. Dr. […]
San Antonio Physicians Confirmed to TMA Ethics Panel
May 2, 2022 Two San Antonio physicians were confirmed to serve on the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Board of Councilors, the organization’s ethical policymaking body. TMA physicians confirmed the doctors to serve three-year terms on the board during TexMed, TMA’s annual conference, held in Houston this year. K. Ashok Kumar, MD, a San Antonio family physician […]
Midland Physician Confirmed to TMA Ethics Board
May 2, 2022 John W. Foster Jr., MD, a Midland neurologist in practice for 39 years, was confirmed to serve as a vice councilor on the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Board of Councilors, the organization’s ethical policymaking body. The TMA House of Delegates confirmed Dr. Foster today during TexMed, TMA’s annual conference, held in Houston this […]