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Health sciences university and health system: A mutual symbiosis

July 17, 2015 Dr. James McDeavitt, Education, Healthcare, Houston, Learning Health System, Technology

Recently, I discussed in very general terms what it means to make the transition from an academic medical center (AMC) to a learning health system. A part of that

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Throwback Thursday: Baylor’s summer scenes

July 16, 2015 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Community, History, Houston, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

With summer in full swing, it’s time to take a look at how Baylor College of Medicine enjoyed summer in the 1950s.

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Save your voice: Stop smoking

July 15, 2015 Cancer, Dr. Kenneth Altman, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, Jacqueline Vargas Childs, otolaryngology, smoking, smoking cessation, The Institute for Voice and Swallowing, voice

For more than 40 years, public health officials and doctors have warned about the many negative effects smoking has on a person’s body and health,

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Sensitive skin? Don’t shy away from sunscreen

July 14, 2015 Allergies, Dermatology, Dr. Rajani Katta, Healthcare, Houston, sensitive skin, sunblock, Sunscreen

Does sensitive skin keep you from slathering on sunscreen? Dr. Rajani Katta, professor of dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine, said fragrances or ingredients are likely to

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Healthy Habits: How Baylor stays fit

July 13, 2015 Dr. Paul Klotman, Exercise, Healthy Habits, Houston, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, 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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Custom swim plugs can keep infection at bay

July 10, 2015 audiology, Dr. Lauren Placke, head and neck surgery, Healthcare, Houston, Julia Parsons, otolaryngology, swimmer's ear

Before you dive into the water to cool off this summer, make sure your ears are protected. Dr. Lauren Placke, audiologist in the Department of

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Throwback Thursday: Made Men and Women

July 9, 2015 Andy Phifer, History, Houston, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

There’s lots of perks about coming to study or work at Baylor College of Medicine. The Medical Center is pleasant to walk around, there’s excellent

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On the road? Drop the junk food!

July 8, 2015 Healthy Eating, Houston, Kristi King, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, vacation

You’re on vacation, and you’re tired. Between the long car ride and the inevitable traveling headaches, you just want something to be easy. And what’s

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What academic medical centers can learn from Lippi

July 7, 2015 Dr. James McDeavitt, Education, Healthcare, History, Houston, Learning Health System

What does this 15th century Renaissance painting have to do with a 21st century academic medical center? Painted by Fra’ Filippo Lippi (a monk of some

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Starke lends expertise to national advisory committee to end tuberculosis

July 6, 2015 Audrey M. Marks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Community, Dr. Jeffrey Starke, health policy, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, pediatrics, tuberculosis

For the last three decades Dr. Jeffrey Starke, professor of pediatrics-infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine, has spent his career treating children infected with