Heat and Cardiovascular Death; Time-Restricted Eating or Caloric Restriction in T2D
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 heat and cardiovascular death, […]
Chinese Compound for MI?; Knee Pain Management
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 a Chinese compound for […]
Carbohydrates and Long-Term Weight Change; Value of Cardiac Transfers
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 reducing infections with joint […]
Challenging Flu, Illness Season Ahead
October 9, 2023 Physicians Suggest Texans Vaccinate Against Flu, COVID-19, RSV As we enter the cold and flu illness season, Texas physicians warn there are three viruses lurking in the air – the influenza virus that causes the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Physicians say the best way to […]
Inflammation of the Aorta; Afib in the Hospital
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 standards for osteoporosis screening, […]
Primary Care Visits With NPs, PAs on the Rise; C. Diff in the Intensive Care Unit
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 estimates of long COVID, […]
Fentanyl Death Trends; Food Additives and Heart Disease
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 food additives and CVD, […]
Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough
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 colorectal cancer (CRC) screening […]
Access to Care Improves After 20 Years of Medical Liability Reform
September 12, 2023 This week marks two decades since Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment to stop what some physicians and patients called a crisis situation. They say the effort ensured patients have greater access to doctors’ care. A group of Texas physicians and organizations such as the Texas Medical Association (TMA), Texas Alliance for […]
New Drug Overdose Threat Contains Veterinary Tranquilizer Xylazine
Overdose Antidote Naloxone Ineffective Against Drug for Animals Xylazine, a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine, is appearing in illicit street drugs with fentanyl, compounding the dangers of the opioid overdose epidemic. Xylazine, also called “tranq” according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is used to tranquilize animals. It is not approved for human use and […]