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Bridging generations: Combating social isolation in older adults through art and storytelling

May 10, 2024 Art,  intergenerational,  medical students,  older adult health,  older adults,  storytelling

Older adults in residential facilities were particularly impacted by COVID-19. Isolation and protective measures to mitigate the spread of the virus first started in March 2020

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Hands reaching out to each other from between concrete slabs
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Handles of empathy: Navigating the complexity of humanity in medicine and art

January 12, 2024 American Society of Bioethics and Humanities,  American Society of Bioethics and Humanities conference,  Art,  Compassionate Care,  Empathy,  Humanity,  humanity in medicine

“Every event has two handles – one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong,

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Finding beauty among the chaos of COVID-19

May 27, 2020 Art,  Coronavirus,  Education,  School of Health Professions

Editor’s note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series of Progress Notes posts featuring students reflecting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Removing the stigma of ‘Cancer Below the Belt’ through art

December 13, 2018 Art,  Cancer,  Community,  Dr. Melissa Bondy,  Epidemiology and Population Sciences,  Nicole Blanton

Cancer is often an uncomfortable disease to discuss. However, there is an added stigma when it comes to major cancers that occur below the belt,

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Courtesy of the Baylor College of Medicine Archives
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Throwback Thursday: Spitting Image

January 4, 2018 Andy Phifer,  Art,  Throwback Thursday

Be honest. When was the last time you held a brand new picture of yourself that wasn’t digital? And take that further – how many

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Courtesy of the Baylor College of Medicine Archives
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Throwback Thursday: Just Like Dr. DeBakey

August 24, 2017 Andy Phifer,  Art,  Dr. Michael E. DeBakey,  Dr. Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum,  Throwback Thursday

Dr. Michael E. DeBakey is a monumental figure in Baylor’s history. Often called the father of modern cardiovascular surgery, his contributions to medicine and his

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Throwback Thursday: Mixing art with science

April 27, 2017 Art,  molecular virology and microbiology,  Nicole Blanton,  Throwback Thursday

How much of art is inspired by the nature? This 1974 photo from Inside Baylor Medicine (predecessor to BCM Family), courtesy of the Baylor College

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Dr. Stephanie Gordy, assistant professor of surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. One of the photos taken for Stories From The Center.
Progress Notes

Creating ‘Stories from the Center’

December 29, 2016 Art,  photo galleries,  Student Experiences,  Texas Medical Center

Doha Aboul-Fotouh sat down with MS2 Daniel Wang to talk about his project, Stories from the Center, an inspiring set of photo essays about physicians,

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Patient expresses freedom from limits through artwork

October 12, 2016 Art,  Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Transition Medicine Clinic,  Brandon Lack,  Dr. Cynthia Peacock

When Dr. Cynthia Peacock, associate professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, helped establish the Transition Medicine Clinic in 2005, she set out to

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PaintFest America brings creativity, healing to cancer patients

July 26, 2016 Allison Mickey,  Art,  Cancer,  Community,  Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center,  Dr. Kent Osborne,  Dr. Matthew Ellis,  Events,  Foundation for Hospital Art,  Houston,  Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center,  PaintFest America

For those dealing with a cancer diagnosis, painting can be a therapeutic way to cope with difficult circumstances, explore creativity and bond with friends and

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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