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Eat healthier, lose weight, drink less alcohol, quit smoking – these are some of the most common health-related new year resolutions. However, while it’s easy

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Tips to care for medical conditions after a storm

September 6, 2017 Alzheimer's Disease, Autism, Cancer, Dana Benson, Hurricane Harvey

People living with Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorder and other diseases such as cancer who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey may be facing challenges

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Tips to help maintain a healthy home

June 14, 2017 Dana Benson, Dr. Rebecca Bruhl, environmental health, Healthy Homes Month

Improving your health should start where you live. Dr. Rebecca Bruhl, associate director of Environmental Health Services at Baylor College of Medicine, explains that people

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Tackling tuberculosis both at home and abroad

March 24, 2017 Dana Benson, Dr. Anna Mandalakas, Dr. Jeffrey Starke, Global Tuberculosis Program at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, pediatrics, tuberculosis, World TB Day

Tuberculosis knows no boundaries. It is a life-threatening disease in the United States and around the world – especially for children. Although there has been

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Baylor-Uganda team works to advance HIV/AIDS education, treatment

January 20, 2017 Baylor Pediatric AIDS Initiative, BIPAI, Dana Benson, HIV/AIDS

Addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic takes dedicated and multi-skilled groups of healthcare professionals from all walks of life. The Baylor-Uganda Children’s Centre of Excellence, part of

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Advancing HIV/AIDS treatment and research in Houston and beyond

December 1, 2016 Baylor Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Baylor Teen Health Clinic, BIPAI, Dana Benson, Dr. Graeme Mardon, Dr. Ruth Buzi, HIV/AIDS, World Aids Day

While World AIDS Day is commemorated on December 1, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine are doing their part every day – both locally and

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New online resource aims to promote, advance global childhood cancer education

November 29, 2016 Cancer, Dana Benson, Dr. Jeremy Slone, Pediatric Cancer, Technology, Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center

Physicians from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Cancer Center who are involved in the care of children with cancer globally have become all

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Dr. Stacey Berg mixes passion for medicine with sci-fi writing, Olympic Games

August 10, 2016 Affiliates, Dana Benson, Dr. Stacey Berg, Houston, Olympics, pediatrics, sci-fi, science fiction, Texas Children's Hospital Cancer Center

As competition gets under way in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the Huffington Post asked several science fiction writers to consider what the Olympics of

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Surgeons volunteer to help girls find passion in STEM fields

April 19, 2016 Affiliates, Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Dana Benson, Education, Events, Healthcare, Houston, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, pediatrics, Rice University, STEM education, Surgery, Technology

Hundreds of middle school girls had the chance to tie surgical knots, suture and practice laparoscopic surgery April 9 with the assistance of volunteers from

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Patient Solidarity Week at Baylor

February 29, 2016 Community, Dana Benson, Education, Healthcare, Houston, medical students, patient care, patient solidarity week

Baylor College of Medicine medical students joined their peers from throughout the country in celebrating Patient Solidarity Week, held Feb. 15-19. Started by the National

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