Skip to content
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Latest:
  • New technique offers lasting relief for slipping rib syndrome
  • Ready for space travel? GENESTAR can track how space affects your health
  • Congratulations to the Baylor College of Medicine class of 2025!
  • Not all risk is in the OR: How frailty and nutrition shape nephrectomy outcomes
  • Measles virus detected in Houston wastewater before cases were reported
Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

  • Home
  • Momentum
    • About Momentum
    • Resources
    • Contributors
      • Taylor Barnes
      • Dana Benson
      • Molly Chiu
      • Julie Garcia
      • Graciela Gutierrez
      • Anna Kiappes
      • Andy Phifer
      • Homa Shalchi
      • Melissa Tucker
    • Contact Us
  • From The Labs
    • About From the Labs
    • Follow From The Labs on Twitter
  • Policywise
    • About PolicyWise
    • Follow @BCMEthics on Twitter
  • The Stitch
    • About The Stitch
  • Progress Notes
    • About Progress Notes
    • Progress Notes Editors
    • Connect With Us
  • bcm.edu
Policywise

Preventing cancer and hepatitis B

February 7, 2025 blood-borne infection,  Cancer,  children and infants,  Hep B,  hepatitis B,  vaccine,  virus

Attention new parents – as focus on the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer this month – we should think about the first step toward

Read More
Policywise

Protecting your baby from RSV: What every parent needs to know

September 27, 2024 immunization,  infant,  mother,  pediatrics,  Pregnancy,  Respiratory syncytial virus,  RSV,  vaccine

Having a sick baby can be a parent’s nightmare. Imagine your baby has been sick for a few days, and the pediatrician tells you it’s

Read More
A child receiving a vaccine
Policywise

Measles on the rise

May 17, 2024 children,  measles,  MMR vaccine,  vaccine

On March 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory warning of an increase in both global and U.S. measles cases.

Read More
A doctor showing a vial of medicine to a young patient.
Policywise

Zero cervical cancer cases? Examining a victory over HPV and the power of prevention. 

February 9, 2024 Adolescents,  Advocacy,  CDC,  cervical cancer,  HPV,  hpv vaccine,  pediatrics,  vaccine

An important study emerged recently out of Scotland, casting a beam of hope onto the battleground against cervical cancer. The revelation? Not a single case

Read More
A child having an adhesive bandage applied to their arm after a shot
Momentum

Here’s your back-to-school vaccination schedule

August 7, 2023 back to school,  vaccine

Backpacks, pencils and markers may be on your child’s back-to-school checklist, but don’t forget to schedule vaccinations before the start of the school year. An

Read More
A doctor examining vials of liquids.
Momentum

Dr. Thomas Kosten develops anti-Fentanyl vaccine

May 9, 2023 Fentanyl,  Immunology,  Neuroscience,  opioid,  overdose,  pharmacology,  Psychiatry,  vaccine

Each year, more Americans die from drug overdoses than in traffic accidents. More than three out of five of these deaths are the result of

Read More
A flu vaccine needle being put into an arm.
Momentum

Preparing for flu season

September 14, 2022 flu shot,  vaccine

With flu cases already circulating, Dr. Pedro Piedra stresses the importance of getting your flu sooner rather than later.

Read More
covid-vaccine-syringe
From The Labs

New COVID-19 vaccine formulation produces effective vaccine candidate

July 29, 2021 adjuvant formulation,  COVID,  protein-based vaccine,  Research,  SARS-CoV-2,  vaccine

Novel vaccine candidate will be easy to produce at large scale and cost-effective, especially in low- to middle-income countries.

Read More
Momentum

Your flu questions answered

October 7, 2015 Education,  Flu,  influenza,  vaccine,  Vaccines

The arrival of fall also means the arrival of flu season. Ahead of an active flu season, Baylor College of Medicine experts are urging everyone

Read More
Momentum

Vaccines to treat addictions?

October 21, 2014 addiction,  Cocaine vaccine,  Dr. Thomas Kosten,  Healthcare,  Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,  Psychiatry,  Research,  vaccine,  Vaccines

Could a vaccine be used in the future to treat an addiction to nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine and opiates? Dr. Thomas Kosten, professor and the Jay

Read More
  • ← Previous

From the Labs: Image of the Month

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

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

Archives

Search

©1998 - 2023 Baylor College of Medicine®
One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030
(713) 798-4951