Vaccines

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Throwback Thursday: Hatching a Virus

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 Andrew Phifer 0 Comments Andy Phifer, MMR, Throwback Thursday, Vaccines

You may have heard about how vaccines are made – something about growing a virus in an egg, right? Unless

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Texas headwinds: The danger of anti-vaccination policies

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 Leah 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Communicable diseases, Dr. Peter Hotez, epidemics, health policy, measles, Vaccines

In “Texas and its Measles Epidemics,” published in Public Library of Science Medicine (PLOS), I sounded an alarm about the

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Rethinking global health practices in light of South Sudan catastrophe

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Leah 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Global Health, International Health, medical ethics, Sudan, Trevor Bibler, Vaccines

Fifteen children died in the village of Nachodokopele in South Sudan. They died in pain, while struggling for air. Each

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Get vaccinated now to best prepare for flu season

September 20, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Dr. Pedro A. Piedra, Flu, flu shot, Healthcare, Houston, molecular virology and microbiology, pediatrics, Vaccines

The 2016-2017 flu season is upon us and there’s no better time to get vaccinated than now. Dr. Pedro Piedra,

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Curing Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus

June 17, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Dr. 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,

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Oral, head and neck cancer and HPV: What you should know

April 13, 2016February 16, 2018 Momentum 2 Comments Cancer, Dr. Andrew Sikora, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, Houston, HPV, hpv vaccine, Men's Health, otolaryngology, Vaccines, Women's Health

Once exclusively associated with risk factors like alcohol and tobacco use, research finds that as many as 70 percent of

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Celebrating World Autism Awareness Day

April 1, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Arthur Beaudet, Autism, Autism Speaks, Dr. Peter Hotez, Dr. Sherry Vinson, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, National Autism Awareness Month, National School of Tropical Medicine, Nicole Blanton, pediatrics, Research, Vaccines

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day, and we want to recognize and acknowledge those who are on the front

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Baylor joins push to encourage HPV vaccine to help prevent cancer

January 27, 2016October 7, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Mark Bonnen, Healthcare, Houston, hpv vaccine, human papillomavirus, Men's Health, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, Vaccines, Women's Health

The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine today joined the nation’s top cancer centers and

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Flu 101: Vaccines and germ protection key to staying healthy

January 6, 2016January 2, 2018 Momentum 1 Comment Andy 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

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Your flu questions answered

October 7, 2015October 7, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments 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

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