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Scavenger hunt helps pediatric bariatric support group put theory into practice

June 1, 2015 bariatric, Baylor College of Medicine, CHEF course, Community, Education, Healthcare, Healthy Eating, Houston, Nutrition and Wellness, pediatrics, Student Life, Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital

What’s the best way to get teens at their bariatric surgery classes excited about healthy food? For several years, students from Baylor College of Medicine’s

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Helping Swaziland’s children fight tuberculosis

May 19, 2015 Community, Events, Global Health, Global Tuberculosis Program at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Healthcare, Katherine Ngo, pediatrics, Swaziland, tuberculosis

Beyond the ribbon cutting and celebration of opening a new state-of-the-art facility for the Global Tuberculosis Program at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of

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Finding tools for families with autistic children

April 2, 2015 Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapy, Autism, Autism Speaks, Community, Community Living and Assistance Support Services, Dr. Sherry Vinson, Education, Glenna Vickers, Houston, pediatrics, Texas

In recognition of World Autism Awareness Day, Dr. Sherry Vinson, assistant professor of developmental pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, shared resources that parents of

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Baylor couple providing cancer care in Africa

March 31, 2015 Amanda Slone, Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Botswana, Cancer, Community, Dr. Jeremy Slone, Pediatric Cancer, pediatrics, Research, Texas Children's Cancer Center's international program

As a medical student, Dr. Jeremy Slone developed an interest in global health. He also was interested in pediatric oncology, but he didn’t know how to

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Cytomegalovirus: What you should know

February 12, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine, Congenital CMV Disease Research Clinic & Registry, Cytomegalovirus, Houston, Maddie's Mission, pediatrics, Pregnancy, Women's Health

Have you ever heard of cytomegalovirus (CMV)? Odds are that you have not. I first learned about CMV one year ago, but it was too

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Measles: What you should know

February 9, 2015 Autism, Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Dr. Camille Leugers, Dr. Carol Baker, Dr. Peter Hotez, Education, Family and community medicine, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, measles, Men's Health, MMR, molecular virology and microbiology, mups and rubella vaccine, National School of Tropical Medicine, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Vaccines, Women's Health

With the recent measles outbreak in California, many people have questions about the illness and vaccinations. Experts at Baylor College of Medicine have answers.

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A gut feeling: Unlocking the mysteries of autism

February 6, 2015 Autism, Autism Speaks, Dr. James Versalovic, gastrointestinal, gut, Healthcare, Houston, Pathology, pediatrics, Ph.D., Research, Ruth Ann Luna, Texas Children's Microbiome Center

Autism spectrum disorders are one of the true medical mysteries of our time. From the scientists trying to discover the underlying cause, to the parents