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Flu season is well underway, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting higher than usual flu activity for this time of year.

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Growing Up Baylor: Dr. Sarah Blutt

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017Dr. Sarah Blutt, Growing Up Baylor, molecular virology and microbiology

Imagine studying, training and eventually teaching at the same institution during the span of your career. A special group of physicians, faculty members and researchers

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Throwback Thursday: Mixing art with science

April 27, 2017April 26, 2017Art, molecular virology and microbiology, Nicole Blanton, Throwback Thursday

How much of art is inspired by the nature? This 1974 photo from Inside Baylor Medicine (predecessor to BCM Family), courtesy of the Baylor College

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Get vaccinated now to best prepare for flu season

September 20, 2016October 14, 2019Dr. Pedro A. Piedra, Flu, flu shot, Healthcare, Houston, molecular virology and microbiology, pediatrics, Vaccines

Flu season is upon us and there’s no better time to get vaccinated than now. Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and

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Healthy Habits: Biking, running help Dr. Paul Ling stay fit

July 25, 2016October 7, 2016Dr. Paul Ling, Fitness, Healthy Eating, Healthy Habits, Houston, molecular virology and microbiology, Nutrition and Wellness

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

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Curing Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus

June 17, 2016October 7, 2016Dr. Paul Ling, EEHV, Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus, Houston, molecular virology and microbiology, Research, Vaccines

You’ve seen crowdfunding used to raise money to bring things like technology, movies, video games and more to life. Now, researchers at Baylor College of

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Holocaust Remembrance: Sharing Dr. Ervin Adam’s story

May 5, 2016April 11, 2018Awards and Honors, Community, Dr. Ervin Adam, History, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Houston, molecular virology and microbiology, Ruth SoRelle

Editor’s note: As today marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, we share Dr. Ervin Adam’s story of surviving the Holocaust and his successful career in science and

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Throwback Thursday: A healthier Earth

April 21, 2016October 7, 2016Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Earth Day, environmental health, History, Houston, human rotavirus, molecular virology and microbiology, Nicole Blanton, Research, Throwback Thursday

Americans gathered across the country to celebrate the first-ever Earth Day on April 22, 1970, in order to raise environmental awareness. Since then, millions of

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Flu 101: Vaccines and germ protection key to staying healthy

January 6, 2016January 2, 2018Andy Phifer, Dr. Pedro A. Piedra, Education, Flu, hand washing, Healthcare, influenza, molecular virology and microbiology, Vaccines

The flu season is here, but you can still protect yourself. “It’s never too late to be vaccinated from the flu, even when the influenza

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Beat the flu: Get your vaccine now

September 18, 2015October 7, 2016Dr. Pedro A. Piedra, Flu, flu shot, Healthcare, high-dose influenza vaccine, Houston, inactivated flu vaccine, infectious disease, influenza, live flu vaccine, molecular virology and microbiology, Vaccines

The easiest way to help prevent the flu? Get vaccinated. Dr. Pedro A. Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and pediatrics at Baylor College