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Important conversations: Navigating doctor, patient communications

June 16, 2014 amputation, Baylor College of Medicine, communication, Diabetes, Healthcare, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Surgery

Alice, my younger sister, or Ms. Alice, as everyone calls her, has spent her life helping other people. Never tiring of her dedication as a

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Stay on course: Expert advice for avoiding, treating golf injuries

June 11, 2014 Dr. Thomas Hunt, golf, golf injuries, Healthcare, Nutrition and Wellness, Orthopedic surgery, wrist injuries

It doesn’t matter if you are a professional or casual enthusiast; golfers are prone to wrist injuries. Dr. Thomas Hunt of Baylor College of Medicine,

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Prevention is key to heart health

June 9, 2014 Andy Phifer, Dr. Christie Ballantyne, Healthcare, Heart Health, heat disease, Men's Health

June is Men’s Health Month, a great time to encourage men to make choices aimed at prevention and early detection of disease. Heart disease is

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Celebrating the end of chemo

May 21, 2014 Avon Foundation, Avon Walk, Baylor Clinic Infusion Center, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Dr. Polly Niravath, Events, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Women's Health

Claire Nguyen, a patient at Baylor’s Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, signed up for the 39-mile, two-day Houston Avon Walk because she wanted to help other

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Day in the life: Coordinating cancer care, research at Baylor

May 20, 2014 Affiliates, Audrey M. Marks, Cancer, careers, Community, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Day in the Life, Healthcare, Houston

Ted Yank, administrator for the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, says he gets to work with some of the smartest

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Out of the past: New volume of College history book available

May 19, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Dr. William T. Butler, Education, Healthcare, History, Houston, Research

Binders full of notes, correspondence and reports are neatly stacked in trays and desk shelves along the wall in the office of Baylor College of

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Be a well woman: Follow these recommendations

May 13, 2014 Baylor Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, Healthcare, National Women's Health Week, Women's Center for Comprehensive Care, Women's Health

National Women’s Health Week is May 11-17, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a message for women everywhere: Be a well

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Baylor sports medicine experts offering on-site exams for school sports, camps

May 12, 2014 Andy Phifer, Community, Dr. Aravind Athiviraham, Dr. Theodore Shybut, Healthcare, Orthopedic surgery, sports injuries, sports medicine, sports physicals

Sports medicine physicians from Baylor College of Medicine are now providing on-site physical exams for student athletes at their schools. Students can get their exams

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Dr. Peter Hotez answers questions about neglected parasitic infections

May 9, 2014 Community, Dr. Peter Hotez, Education, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, National School of Tropical Medicine, neglected parasitic infections, neglected tropical diseases, Research, Tropical Diseases, Tropical Medicine

With the Center for Disease Control and Prevention naming five neglected parasitic infections as a priority for public health action, Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of

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Q&A with Baylor experts focuses on impact of pertussis vaccine

May 6, 2014 Andy Phifer, Dr. Carol J. Baker, Dr. Flor Muñoz, Healthcare, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, Pertussis, Pregnancy, Tdap vaccine, Whooping Cough

A new report from Baylor College of Medicine researchers finds mothers given the Tdap vaccine during pregnancy pass their immunity on to their newborns, protecting