The billing compliance policy BCP EP 4.2 Teaching Physician Requirements for Evaluation & Management Services, Provided under Medicare’s Primary Care Exception (PCE) Rule and PCE Attestations, were revised on July 23, 2025.

One by one, 59 new dental students stepped onto the stage and returned transformed, each wearing the white coat that marks the beginning of their profession.

This week's topics include who's delivering cancer care, new treatment for staph, diet and type 2 diabetes and potatoes and type 2 diabetes.

Texas Tech Health El Paso recognized two Hunt School of Dental Medicine students who received life-changing four-year scholarships.

When Texas Tech Health El Paso graduate students Alejandra Muñoz and Briana Olivares discovered that Del Valle High School had more than a million dollars’ worth of unused laboratory equipment sitting in boxes, they discovered an opportunity.

This week's topics include men and women's use of health care and death after dementia dx, alteplase after stroke, obesity and IVF outcomes, and ultraprocessed foods, minimally processed foods, weight loss and cardiometabolic risk factors.

What began as a vision from Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, Ph.D., dean of the Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and philanthropists Rick and Ginger Francis — to bring innovative research and compassionate care to the people of the Borderplex — is now becoming a reality.

The auditorium fell silent as Devin Martinez stepped forward to receive her Foster School of Medicine white coat, her family's eyes glistening with pride as they looked on.

When cancer is found before being spread, a patient’s five-year survival rate is about four times higher than when it’s diagnosed late. Early detection through preventive screenings remains one of the most effective tools in reducing cancer deaths.

This week's topics include sex differences in response to antithrombotics, variants of Covid in people with persistent infection, making contraception free, and CRC screening in young adults.

Anthony Lerma remembers the night he found hope. Homeless and struggling with schizophrenia, Lerma wandered the streets of El Paso. A chance encounter at a downtown park led him to the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, where he received not only shelter and a meal, but also — crucially — a connection to mental health care through Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Project Opportunity. That moment marked the beginning of his journey back to stability and possibility.

For David Pimentel, M.D., the first few days of residency have been filled with long hours, steep learning curves and a deep sense of gratitude.