Momentum, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Data is the new oil

March 30, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine, data, Dr. James McDeavitt, Education, Healthcare, Houston, Learning Health System, Research, Technology

I recently was given the opportunity to represent Baylor College of Medicine at the Association of American Medical Colleges as part of a year-long conversation

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Let’s call them weight loss choices, not slips or cheating

March 27, 2015 Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, GoWoman, Healthy Lifestyle, Houston, Margaret A. Nosek, Nutrition and Wellness

Weight loss is like any other training. You have to be really strict for a while, and then it’s supposed to become a lifestyle as

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month.

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Angelina Jolie’s public disclosure of preventative cancer fight saving lives

March 26, 2015 Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Breast Cancer, Cancer, cancer prevention, Cathy Sullivan, Dr. Julie Nangia, Education, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, ovarian cancer, Women's Health

In the last two years, actress Angelina Jolie—an identified carrier of a genetic mutation (BRCA) that significantly increases her risk for developing breast and ovarian

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Don’t shy away from seeking med school scholarships: Tips to finding, earning awards

March 25, 2015 Awards, Dr. Samir Desai, Education, financial aid, Houston, medical school, medical students, scholarships, Student Life

Anna was a first-year medical student who came to me seeking advice for success in medical school. She was surprised when one of the topics

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Experiencing new senses?

March 24, 2015 Dr. David Eagleman, Graciela Gutierrez, human sensory, Neurology, TED talks

Can we create new ways for human beings to experience different senses? Dr. David Eagleman, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College

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Gas, bloating, irritable bowel: A gut feeling that something is not right

March 23, 2015 Dr. Waqar Qureshi, fodmap, food guidelines, Gastroenterology, Healthcare, irritable bowel syndrome, Nutrition and Wellness

Those with Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) know not all foods can be digested equally. IBS affects up to one in five people living in this country. The

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Match Day 2015 Wrap Up

March 20, 2015 Education, Events, Houston, Match Day, Match Day 2015, photo galleries, Student Life, wrap up

Match Day 2015 was one of the biggest days in our student’s educational career. And now that our 178 fourth-year medical students have matched with

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Match Day 2015 by the numbers

March 20, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine, Education, Events, Houston, Match Day, Student Life

Today fourth year medical students found out where they would train for their residency program. See the 2015 results for Baylor College of Medicine’s fourth year