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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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Battling pediatric AIDS: Restoring hope, health to communities

July 19, 2016 Baylor Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Community, Dr. Mark Kline, Global Health, Healthcare, HIV/AIDS, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital

For more than a decade, Baylor College of Medicine has helped make lifesaving treatment available for thousands of children suffering from HIV and AIDS around

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Theatre monologues, art car help promote cancer awareness and nutrition education

July 12, 2016 Cancer, Community, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Maria Jibaja-Weiss, Education, Healthcare, Houston, Office of Outreach and Health Disparities, outreach, Toni the Healthy Eating Cart

Encouraging cancer awareness in a city as diverse as Houston requires a range of educational tools and cultural understanding. From its Theatre Outreach Program to

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From Brazil to Baylor: Avon Global Breast Cancer Clinical Scholars

July 8, 2016 Allison Mickey, Avon Global Clinical Scholars Program, Brazil, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Matthew Ellis, Education, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center

Beyond providing excellence in care to patients with breast cancer and developing new approaches to treating the disease, Baylor College of Medicine’s Lester and Sue

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A commitment to honor and medicine

July 5, 2016 Affiliates, Community, Dr. Daniel Musher, Dr. Timothy Porea, Dr. William T. Butler, Education, Healthcare, History, Houston, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research

From our first affiliated hospital, to an accelerated wartime medical program, Baylor College of Medicine has supported the military for members both active and retired.

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Immersive summer program shares world of science, medicine with undergrads

June 29, 2016 Community, Education, Houston, Research, SMART program, Technology, undergraduate

For nine weeks, undergraduate students from across the country join our doctors and researchers to get hands-on experience in science, healthcare and research. This year,

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CPR program helps save lives outside hospital walls

June 21, 2016 Community, CPR training, Education, Houston, MassCPR, Student Life

Since 2013, students at Baylor College of Medicine have organized free one-hour CPR training sessions and have been growing the program since its creation. “The

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One Pulse

June 16, 2016 Alejandro Rafael Gener, Community, Gun Violence, Houston, LGBT health, Orlando, Pride Month, Student Life

Sometimes we get so caught up in our day-to-day that we make trivial mistakes. What happened Sunday morning wasn’t a mistake. It was a calculated

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Transforming community health: The Baylor Teen Health Clinic

June 13, 2016 Baylor Teen Health Clinic, Community, Dr. Paul Klotman, Dr. Peggy Smith, Healthcare, obstetrics and gynecology, Teen Health

For 45 years, the Baylor Teen Health Clinic has served Houston’s youth by providing high quality healthcare to young men and women 13 to 25

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Ryan middle school students poised for academic success

May 31, 2016 Affiliates, Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, Community, Dr. Paul Klotman, Education, Events, Houston, Houston Independent School District, Research, Students

Studying neuroscience and biotechnology in middle school may sound ambitious, but for the inaugural graduating class of 8th graders at the Baylor College of Medicine