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Texas headwinds: The danger of anti-vaccination policies

July 28, 2017 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 real possibility that Texas will

Policywise

Rethinking global health practices in light of South Sudan catastrophe

June 7, 2017 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 death could have been easily

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Get vaccinated now to best prepare for flu season

September 20, 2016 Dr. 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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Curing Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus

June 17, 2016 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, researchers at Baylor College of

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

April 13, 2016 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 head and neck cancers occurring

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Celebrating World Autism Awareness Day

April 1, 2016 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 lines battling and treating autism

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Baylor joins push to encourage HPV vaccine to help prevent cancer

January 27, 2016 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 the National Cancer Institute in

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Flu 101: Vaccines and germ protection key to staying healthy

January 6, 2016 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 flu, even when the influenza

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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

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Myths about autism and vaccine spacing

September 30, 2015 Autism, Dr. Peter Hotez, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, MMR, National School of Tropical Medicine, pediatrics, Research, Tropical Medicine, vaccine schedule, Vaccines

The vaccine debate seems to have recently moved in new direction, with many people questioning the timing of vaccines in children. This issue was raised