Mix-and-Match COVID Vaccines; Aspirin for Heart Disease Prevention
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 long COVID, mix-and-match COVID […]
Dallas Cardiologist Voted TMA President-Elect
April 30, 2022 Richard W. “Rick” Snyder II, MD, a Dallas cardiologist in practice for nearly three decades, was elected president-elect of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) today. TMA’s House of Delegates policymaking body elected him during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, held in Houston this year. Dr. Snyder will serve in this role for one […]
Keller Pediatrician Assumes TMA Presidency
April 30, 2022 The Texas Medical Association (TMA) today installed Gary W. Floyd, MD, a Keller pediatrician, as its 157th president. TMA’s House of Delegates policymaking body installed Dr. Floyd during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, in Houston this year. TMA elected him president-elect in May 2021. “It’s an incredible privilege and responsibility – and very […]
Healthy Lifestyle and Alzheimer’s; Time-Restricted Eating for Weight Loss
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 healthy lifestyle and Alzheimer’s, […]
Overdose Deaths in Adolescents; Hip Injections for Osteoarthritis
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 hip injections for osteoarthritis, […]
COVID in Wastewater; PCSK9 With Statins After a Heart Attack
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 COVID and wastewater, blood […]
Physicians Alarmed by Sharp Spike in Accidental Overdose Deaths Fueled by Illegal Drugs
Boosting Access to Life-Saving Drugs Like Naloxone, Treatment Programs Can Help A surge in accidental opioid overdose deaths in Texas is showing no signs of slowing down, and Texas physicians warn the rise in illegally produced drugs laced with fentanyl are to blame. They also say increasing the availability of life-saving, overdose-reversing drugs like naloxone, […]
TMA Names New General Counsel
March 25, 2022 Kelly M. Walla to Lead TMA Legal Team The Texas Medical Association (TMA) has named Kelly M. Walla, JD, LLM, as its next general counsel beginning July 1. Ms. Walla’s promotion to head TMA’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) follows 42 years of successful service by her predecessor, General Counsel Donald […]
E-Cig Cessation for Teens; COVID and Neurological Events
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 neurologic sequelae of vaccination […]
Local Blood Centers Ensure Supply Is Meeting Need
Physicians Urge Donation, But Texas Faring Better Than Some Parts of U.S. Texas physicians are calling for the public to donate blood to shore up supply and ensure blood and blood product needs here are met – while some areas of the country have experienced shortages. “During these challenging times, no patient – be they […]