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Parents holding newborn baby hand.
Momentum

The importance of parental leave for fathers and non-birthing parents

Dr. Nicole Cirino discusses the benefits of parental leave for not only new mothers, but for fathers and non-birthing parents.

We really all are in this together: Using community-based participatory research methods in youth mental health
Policywise

We really all are in this together: Using community-based participatory research methods in youth mental health

Image of the Month: Breast cancer cell clusters
From The Labs

Image of the Month: Breast cancer cell clusters

Calf and cow.
Momentum

Giddy up for rodeo hygiene: How to stay healthy around livestock

Connecting the dots between cause-effect events in Alzheimer’s disease
From The Labs

Connecting the dots between cause-effect events in Alzheimer’s disease

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Momentum

10 ways to improve your urological health in the new year

Momentum

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

Healthy Habits: Dr. Thanila De Araujo Macedo enjoys biking
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Healthy Habits: Dr. Thanila De Araujo Macedo enjoys biking

Dr. Thanila De Araujo Macedo, professor in the Department of Radiology, shares some of her healthy habits with us.

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Momentum

Weighted Blankets – the best weight on your shoulders?

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Momentum

Lend me your ears. Here’s how you can safely clean them.

PolicyWise

Stories from the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.

Access to life saving medications matters – that includes obesity
Policywise

Access to life saving medications matters – that includes obesity

I carried a naïve, simplistic view for years: if only one would choose a better diet, exercise more and make better lifestyle decisions, one can

Menopause is a brain transition — not just a reproductive one
Policywise

Menopause is a brain transition — not just a reproductive one

Rare tumors, rare dilemmas: When evidence runs out, ethics begins
Policywise

Rare tumors, rare dilemmas: When evidence runs out, ethics begins

From The Labs

Read more about research at Baylor College of Medicine.

Tracing a path from genetic changes to Parkinson’s disease opens possibilities for early diagnosis
From The Labs

Tracing a path from genetic changes to Parkinson’s disease opens possibilities for early diagnosis

This promising line of research may lead to the identification of early diagnosis markers that could be detected in a blood test.

A ‘sticky situation’ boosts triple negative breast cancer’s ability to metastasize
From The Labs

A ‘sticky situation’ boosts triple negative breast cancer’s ability to metastasize

Partners in crime – genes ATP13A2 and GBA1 interact to drive neurodegeneration
From The Labs

Partners in crime – genes ATP13A2 and GBA1 interact to drive neurodegeneration

The Stitch

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

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The Stitch

When childhood heart conditions become adult heart disease

Baylor Medicine cardiothoracic surgeons discuss congenital heart disease and cardiovascular challenges among children and adults.

Women doing pelvic floor exercises.
The Stitch

Cervical health and the importance of pelvic floor wellness

Dr. William Fisher with patient.
The Stitch

Protecting her future: Janice’s preventive pancreatic surgery story