Texas Tech Health Check
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center experts in health care will share advice and reminders to help us stay healthy—mentally and physically.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 181
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Hearing Loss: Tips for Protecting Hearing, Advances in Hearing Aids
Hearing loss affects young and old alike and you are never too young or too old to protect your hearing. There is also help, Hearing aids have come a long way--high-tech tiny computers …
Colon Cancer: Early Detection is Crucial
Dr. John Kidwell, colorectal surgeon at Texas Tech Physicians and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, talks to us about colon cancer, why early detectio…
Telemedicine: Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kathryn Crain, senior director of clinical operations for the Department of Surgery at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, explains how health care prov…
Medication Safety
Jeanie Jaramillo-Stametz, Pharm.D., and Ronica Farrar from the Texas Panhandle Poison Center explain what to do with your unused and expired medications and why we shouldn't keep them…
Listen to Your Gut
Guest Dr. Matthew Grisham talks about good gut health: why it’s important; what to look out for; what to do to get your gut back in check. According to the Centers for Disease Control, …
Relief, Hope for Those With Severe Depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. Dr. Sarah Mallard W…
Long-term Effects of COVID-19
TTUHSC School of Medicine Associate Program Director for Internal Medicine Residency Dr. Drew Payne tells us about the different symptoms associated with COVID-19 and the aftereffects o…
Vaccines: A Primer (Part 1)
In this episode, which was recorded on Dec. 9, 2020, Dr. Afzal Siddiqui, researcher and Grover E. Murray Distinguished Professor in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Scho…
Vaccines: The Booster (Part 2)
In this episode, part 2 on vaccines, TTUHSC School of Medicine Dean Steven Berk tells us about the COVID-19 vaccines, the reasons why someone would choose to get vaccinated and explains…
Expert Advice on Lactation and Breastfeeding
Nurse and lactation consultant Dr. Jeannette Crenshaw joins us in this episode to discuss breastfeeding, not just during the pandemic, but during normal times as well.
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Recovery: Stop and Smell the Roses
Dr. Christopher Townsend, assistant professor in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Health Professions department of clinical counseling and mental health, expla…
Help for Headaches
Severe headaches or migraines impact more than 15% of Americans aged 18 years or older. The pain can be incredibly debilitating and is considered to be one of the main causes of disabil…
What is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?
This episode’s guest is Dr. Jennifer Phy, professor in the TTUHSC School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. With September being polycystic ovary syndrome (PSOC) awar…
Starting 'Anew' During a Pandemic
As we experience new situations and uncertainty during the pandemic, Dr. Nancy Trevino, director, Texas Tech Mental Health Initiative, reminds everyone to not be so hard on themselves a…
Cover Up: Save a Community (Part 2)
In Part 1, TTUHSC School of Medicine Dean Dr. Steven L. Berk explain how masks trap the coronavirus and protect others. Part 2 of our mask series looks at how wearing a mask in public a…
Cover Up: Save a Life (Part 1)
Should you wear a mask in public? How does it relate to your health and those around you? That’s the topic for our two-part series on masks. In this episode, TTUHSC School of Medicine D…
Taking Care of Your Mental Health
Part two of our interview with Dr. Sarah Mallard Wakefield, chair of the department of psychiatry at TTUHSC School of Medicine. Part one focused on children’s mental health and why good…
Communicating With Children
This is part one of our interview with Dr. Sarah Mallard Wakefield, chair of the department of psychiatry, TTUHSC School of Medicine. She explains how to build good and open communicati…
President's Prescription
In our first episode, Texas Tech University System Chancellor Dr. Tedd Mitchell shares his leadership and work styles, how he empowers people do their best and how he almost practiced l…