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Registration open for upcoming TTUHSC Amarillo event on neonatal, perinatal care
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Registration is now open for an upcoming Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) symposium on neonatal and perinatal care. The TTUHSC School of Medicine is partnering with Northwest Texas Healthcare System and Amarillo College to host the event in September. Event organizers say the symposium...
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What Heavy Rain Is Really Washing Into Lubbock Streets
Heavy rain in Lubbock does more than flood streets—it sweeps chemicals, litter, and bacteria straight into our playa lakes. Check out the five major types of stormwater pollution and see how you can help protect local wildlife.
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What Heavy Rain Is Really Washing Into Lubbock Streets
Heavy rain in Lubbock does more than flood streets—it sweeps chemicals, litter, and bacteria straight into our playa lakes. Check out the five major types of stormwater pollution and see how you can help protect local wildlife.
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Community Health Center of Lubbock is out in the community to provide affordable, high quality healthcare for everyone
LUBBOCK, Texas—Community Health Center of Lubbock is out in the community to provide affordable, high quality healthcare for everyone. CHCL serves more than 23,000 patients across Lubbock and the South Plains. Find out more at chclubbock.org, @chclubbock.
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Former Lubbock teacher starts medical school at 48, lands at Lockney’s Mangold Clinic
LOCKNEY, Texas (KCBD) - Dr. Ben Bennaci spent 18 years teaching science at Monterey High School and Frenship before making a career change that brought him to rural medicine in West Texas. “I was 48 when I started medical school, so definitely a midlife crisis kind of thing,” Bennaci said....
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MaxLiving Lubbock doesn’t just treat the pain, they find the root cause with each patient
LUBBOCK, Texas—MaxLiving Lubbock doesn’t just treat the pain, they find the root cause with each patient. Dr. Kallie does more than just talk about spinal alignment; she talks living by a whole-body framework called ‘The 5 Essentials.’ To ensure the little ones are ready for back to school, they are offering free health checks forages […]
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New diabetes treatment at Yoakum County hospital
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Healthwise: Lubbock health official addresses parasitic illness linked to fresh produce
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Videos circulating online about a parasitic illness called cyclosporiasis prompted a visit to the Lubbock Health Department, where officials said there is no reason to panic — but there are things residents should know. Cyclosporiasis is caused by a parasite found in contaminated water used...
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Meningitis vaccine required for Texas college students, pharmacist warns of deadly risk
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - With high school graduates preparing to leave for college in the coming weeks, a Lubbock pharmacist is urging families to check vaccination records before move-in day — specifically for the meningitis vaccine required by the state. Crockett Tidwell, a pharmacist at United Pharmacy, said bacterial...
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Meningitis vaccine required for Texas college students, pharmacist warns of deadly risk
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - With high school graduates preparing to leave for college in the coming weeks, a Lubbock pharmacist is urging families to check vaccination records before move-in day — specifically for the meningitis vaccine required by the state. Crockett Tidwell, a pharmacist at United Pharmacy, said bacterial...
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Air Force continues PFAS cleanup near former Reese air base
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Chemicals meant to help put out fires continue to spark concerns when it comes to health. The Air Force used aqueous film forming foam during fire training exercises at Reese Air Force Base from the 1970s to the base’s closure in 1997. Traditional AFFF contains...
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“Her heart is big as gold”: Local nurse honored after decades of compassionate care
LUBBOCK, Texas — In the midst of a nursing shortage in rural communities, Louise Starr remains passionate in her line of work. “At the time when I was a nurse, everybody was white. White hats, white dresses, white stockings, white shoes. And I’m telling this is like a total new thing for nurses,” said Louise […]
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Community health workers join with medical schools to bring care closer to rural Texans
In April, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center hosted a tour of their latest collaboration, a clinic built in a retrofitted shipping container in rural Burton, Texas. The partnership between the two schools began last year, with another container clinic in Fort...
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UMC Health System enhances emergency care with new helipad
LUBBOCK, Texas — UMC Health System announced Wednesday morning they officially opened its new dual helipad on Tuesday, May 26, at 7 a.m. The new helipad is located at the corner of 8th Street and Texas Tech Parkway and is designed to improve the efficiency and safety of critical patient transport operations across the region. UMC […]