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Baylor College of Medicine accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

August 27, 2014 ALS clinic at Baylor, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Community, Dr. Paul Klotman, Dr. Yadollah Harati, Events, Houston, Lou Gehrig's disease, Student Life, Texas Children's Hospital

Accepting the challenge from Texas Children’s Hospital CEO Mark Wallace, Baylor College of Medicine President, CEO and Executive Dean Dr. Paul Klotman took the ALS

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Back-to-school stress can trigger acne

August 26, 2014 back to school, Dermatology, Dr. Denise Metry, Stress

For teens, getting rid of embarrassing acne may seem impossible, but Dr. Denise Metry, an assistant professor of dermatology and pediatrics at Baylor College of

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Culinary program to benefit San Antonio children

August 25, 2014 childhood obesity, Children's Hospital of San Antonio, Healthcare, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, pediatrics

An innovative program aimed at reducing childhood obesity and improving access to healthy foods for patients and the community at large is being launched in

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Why I Ride Tour de Pink

August 22, 2014 Ben Taub Hospital, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Events, Harris Health System, Healthcare, Meggin Crawford, Pink Ribbons Project, Ruth SoRelle, Tour de Pink

About 11 years ago, while a Baylor College of Medicine employee, I started working in the Breast Oncology Clinic at Harris Health System’s Ben Taub

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Throwback Thursday: Emergency response

August 21, 2014 Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Emergency Medicine, History, Houston, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

Last week we welcomed our new students to medical school. This week we travel back to 1974. This image, courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine

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Make your own saline rinse: Combat sinus infections

August 20, 2014 allergy relief, DIY, Healthcare, nasal irrigation, saline irrigation, sinus infection, The Sinus Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Looking for a natural way to find relief from allergy or sinus infection symptoms? The use of saline (salt water) irrigations for the nose and

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Medical students: Renaissance people of biomedical sciences

August 19, 2014 anatomy, Baylor College of Medicine, Education, Events, first day of school, Healthcare, new students, School of Medicine, Student Life, Willed Body Program

“You don’t have to take notes today.” Probably not what you’d expect to hear in your first medical school class. But at Baylor College of

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Words of wisdom for the class of 2018

August 18, 2014 Alumni, Baylor College of Medicine, Education, Houston, Student Life, Students, White Coat Ceremony

Members of the class of 2018 participated in a Baylor College of Medicine tradition, the White Coat Ceremony. On Aug. 15, 185 students received their

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Natural way to help premature infants grow

August 15, 2014 Dr. Amy Hair, Healthcare, human milk fat, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, pediatrics, premature babies, Research, Texas Children's Hospital, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center

Baylor researchers have found a natural way to supplement premature infants diets. Instead of using oils or infant formula, they found that a cream supplement,

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Throwback Thursday: Our graduate students

August 14, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, History, Houston, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

Scientific training is hands-on work. In this 1982 photo, courtesy of the Baylor College of Medicine Archives, our graduate students flex their muscles in the