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Hacking solutions for global health challenges

July 18, 2017 Baylor Global Health,  Global Health,  Global Health Hackathon

From a diabetes management app to oxygen in a backpack, hackers from diverse backgrounds joined together at the 2017 Global Health Hackathon to create solutions

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Rethinking global health practices in light of South Sudan catastrophe

June 7, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Global Health,  International Health,  medical ethics,  Sudan,  Trevor Bibler,  Vaccines

Fifteen children died in the village of Nachodokopele in South Sudan. They died in pain, while struggling for air. Each death could have been easily

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Throwback Thursday: Acting globally

May 18, 2017 Global Health,  Nicole Blanton,  Student Life,  Throwback Thursday

The opportunity for medical students to experience part of their education abroad is a unique and rewarding challenge. These photos from the 1987 Aesculapian yearbook,

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Ready to hack? Help impact global health, one innovation at a time

April 25, 2017 Baylor Global Health,  Esther J. Kim,  Global Health,  Global Health Hackathon

A few months ago, while walking down the street in New York City, I ran into my childhood friend who also happens to be an

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Providing quality healthcare in extreme environments

April 12, 2017 Baylor Global Health,  Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy,  Global Health,  SXSW

How do we deliver healthcare as our population pushes the boundaries of exploration and adventure? At this year’s South by Southwest conference (SXSW), Baylor College

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Vote for a new ‘Pear-spective’ on global health

April 7, 2017 Contest,  Global Health,  Student Life

What happens when five Baylor College of Medicine students from Texas, Peru and South Korea decide to collaborate on a global health challenge? They assess

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Examining public resistance to global genomic data sharing

February 1, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  data sharing,  genome,  Global Health,  globalization,  Mary Anderlik Majumder,  public opinion

Maybe you emigrated from another country or have family members who did so; or perhaps you were inspired by a visit to the United Nations

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Baylor global healthcare initiatives span community service, education

August 3, 2016 Affiliates,  Baylor Global Health,  BIPAI,  Community,  Education,  Emergency Smart Pod,  Global Health,  hackathon,  Healthcare,  Houston,  pediatrics,  Technology

From hackathons to pediatric AIDS treatment, Baylor College of Medicine’s commitment to innovative healthcare solutions extends well beyond U.S. borders. With outreach programs and initiatives

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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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Initiative to continue treating sickle cell in Angola

October 14, 2015 Angola,  Chevron,  Community,  Global Health,  Healthcare,  pediatrics,  Sickle Cell Initiative,  Texas Children's Hospital

More than four years ago, Baylor College of Medicine partnered with Chevron, Texas Children’s Hospital and the Angolan Ministry of Health to form a public-private

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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

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