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Healthy Habits: Family time keeps Dr. Sumitra Khandelwal motivated

July 18, 2016 Dr. Sumitra Khandelwal, Fitness, Healthy Eating, Healthy Habits, Houston, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, ophthalmology

Taking care of your health is a priority and nobody knows that more than physicians and healthcare providers. It can sometimes be difficult to find

GoWoman

Blubber control!

July 15, 2016 autoimmune disease, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, CROWD, Fitness, GoWoman, Healthcare, Houston, Meena Dhanjal Outlaw, myasthenia gravis, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness

In hindsight, my spinal cord injury sustained in 2000 seems so easy now. It was challenging to stay fit following the injury, but my aerobics

Momentum

Throwback Thursday: Don’t Call It a Comeback

July 14, 2016 Andy Phifer, History, Houston, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

Move over, virtual reality. Red and blue 3D glasses are still awesome. In this 1995 photo from the Aesculapian yearbook, courtesy of the Baylor College

Policywise

America’s gun fever

July 13, 2016 Dr. Cedric Dark, Emergency Medicine, Gun Violence, Houston, Orlando

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in the following blog post are the author’s own and do not reflect the views of Baylor College of Medicine.

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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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Myths and facts about bites and stings

July 11, 2016 Andy Phifer, bugs, Dr. Spencer Greene, Healthcare, Houston, medical toxicology, pediatrics, Snake bites, stings, Summer

Between kids being out of school and family vacations to the great outdoors, there’s never an easier time to get bit or stung than summer.

Policywise

Reforming the Veterans Health Administration: Still awaiting bold legislation

July 8, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Brett Giroir, Healthcare, Houston, pediatrics, Tropical Medicine, Veterans Administration

The Senate’s new omnibus bill, The Veterans First Act, will not significantly improve performance of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Without radical reform of VHA

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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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Throwback Thursday: Breaking ground

July 7, 2016 Cancer, Cancer Moonshot Initiative, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, History, Houston, Nicole Blanton, pharmacology, protein research, Research, Throwback Thursday

Did you know that the nation’s first nuclear protein laboratory was organized at Baylor College of Medicine? In this 1972 photo from Inside Baylor Medicine

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Realistic 3D printing helps Baylor doctors train, master complex surgeries

July 6, 2016 Dr. Richard Link, Education, Healthcare, Houston, Jacques Zaneveld, Lazarus 3D, molecular and human genetics, Smriti Agrawal, Student Life, Technology, Urology

Detailed 3D printed models are changing the way surgeons approach complex surgeries while paving the way for a revolution in surgical training. Thanks to the