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Dr. Trenton Gluck with BiVACOR TAH
The Stitch

Innovation resident plays key role in groundbreaking heart device research

Learn more about how a general surgery resident Dr. Trenton Gluck worked on the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart for heart transplants.

Alzheimer’s disease affects an organism as a whole
From The Labs

Alzheimer’s disease affects an organism as a whole

Floating brain.
Momentum

A new treatment brings a new lease on life

Girl doing back exercises.
Momentum

Scoliosis: How do you know if you have it?

Renewing hope: A global push to improve neonatal outcomes
Policywise

Renewing hope: A global push to improve neonatal outcomes

Cell Painting identifies flavonoids that are toxic to bladder cancer cells
From The Labs

Cell Painting identifies flavonoids that are toxic to bladder cancer cells

Momentum

Read about health news, medical education, community updates, and events around the College.

Woman cooling down with a fan.
Momentum

Menopause 101

Dr. Nina Ali discusses menopause and offers information about what patients should know about the menopausal transition.

A large group of graduates is seated in an auditorium, wearing black graduation gowns and caps with yellow tassels. Some individuals are holding programs or booklets. The audience behind them is filled with people, some of whom are also dressed in academic regalia.
Momentum

Congratulations to the Baylor College of Medicine class of 2025!

Adel Hassan headshot
Momentum

School of Medicine 2025 Class President reflects on medical school journey

PolicyWise

Stories from the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.

Not all risk is in the OR: How frailty and nutrition shape nephrectomy outcomes
Policywise

Not all risk is in the OR: How frailty and nutrition shape nephrectomy outcomes

When we think of risks in surgery, our minds often go to human factors around the procedure itself, but some powerful predictors of surgical outcomes

Balancing relief and risk: Understanding cervical epidural steroid injections for neck pain
Policywise

Balancing relief and risk: Understanding cervical epidural steroid injections for neck pain

The ethics of telling: Alzheimer’s, diagnosis, and the power of communication
Policywise

The ethics of telling: Alzheimer’s, diagnosis, and the power of communication

From The Labs

Read more about research at Baylor College of Medicine.

nasa-earth-space-image
From The Labs

Ready for space travel? GENESTAR can track how space affects your health

GENESTAR is a comprehensive biospecimen collection plan that uses cutting-edge technologies to study genes, proteins and other molecules in the body.

Diagram showing the process for examining wastewater. Toilet to wastewater treatment plant to sample collection to analysis to community health report.
From The Labs

Measles virus detected in Houston wastewater before cases were reported

Let-7 is key to keep pulmonary fibrosis in check
From The Labs

Let-7 is key to keep pulmonary fibrosis in check

The Stitch

Read The Stitch, the official blog of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery.

Patient Zach Wawrzgnack standing in front of a painting in the McNair Building at Baylor Medicine.
The Stitch

New technique offers lasting relief for slipping rib syndrome

Baylor Medicine patient Zach Wawrzyniak shares how he found lasting relief for slipping rib syndrome through a specialized surgery.

Dr. Jennifer Leonard in lab.
The Stitch

How trauma impacts healing: one surgeon’s quest to prevent complications

Doctor shows patient implants while patient feels them.
The Stitch

The evolution of breast implants: from Houston’s origins to cutting-edge innovations