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In part two of our look at mental health, TTUHSC Associate Professor and Licensed Psychologist Stephanie L. Moses, Ph.D.,  joins us once again from the Permian Basin to talk about how to manage stress, depression and anxiety; when to seek professional help; how to talk to your children about managing stressful situations; reminds us that it’s OK to not be OK and to tell our loved ones that you see them and that you care.

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In part one of a two-part series, TTUHSC Associate Professor and Licensed Psychologist Stephanie L. Moses, Ph.D., checks in on us and how we are doing, especially over such an uncertain and stressful time and reminds us to advocate for our mental health.

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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 have replaced the clunky, "banana" hearing aids.

This episode's guest is Dr. Renee Zimmerman, assistant professor in the TTUHSC School of Health Professions.

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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 detection is key and walks us through what happens during a colonoscopy—one of the most common ways to screen for colon cancer—a disease that is the third most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer related deaths. 

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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 providers and patients embraced telemedicine thanks to the pandemic.

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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 around.

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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, in 2015, an estimated 1.3% of US adults (3 million) reported being diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis).

Dr. Grisham  is Chair and professor in the TTUHSC School of Medicine Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology.

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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 Wakefield, chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, explains how the procedure works. Also hear a first-hand account from a patient who was treated with TMS.

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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 of COVID-19 on the body. Dr. Payne also reminds us that physicians are here to help us.