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Out of the past: New volume of College history book available

May 19, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Dr. William T. Butler, Education, Healthcare, History, Houston, Research

Binders full of notes, correspondence and reports are neatly stacked in trays and desk shelves along the wall in the office of Baylor College of

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Recipe: Bring this broccoli salad to your next picnic

May 16, 2014 Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Recipes, Sugar Heart and Life

Already making plans for Memorial Day weekend? Why not incorporate a new, health-conscious dish to the menu? This crunch broccoli salad, courtesy Baylor College of

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Throwback Thursday: First-year lessons

May 15, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, History, Houston, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

While graduation looms for our fourth year students, our first-year students just started their final block of classes in the pre-clinical program this month. Since vacation

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Celebrating our 2014 graduates

May 14, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, BCM Graduation, Commencement, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Peter Palese, Education, Events, Graduation, Lester Smith, Student Life

Are you counting down the days until graduation? Our M.D. and Ph.D. students will celebrate the completion of their programs with a commencement ceremony, May

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Be a well woman: Follow these recommendations

May 13, 2014 Baylor Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, Healthcare, National Women's Health Week, Women's Center for Comprehensive Care, Women's Health

National Women’s Health Week is May 11-17, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a message for women everywhere: Be a well

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Baylor sports medicine experts offering on-site exams for school sports, camps

May 12, 2014 Andy Phifer, Community, Dr. Aravind Athiviraham, Dr. Theodore Shybut, Healthcare, Orthopedic surgery, sports injuries, sports medicine, sports physicals

Sports medicine physicians from Baylor College of Medicine are now providing on-site physical exams for student athletes at their schools. Students can get their exams

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Dr. Peter Hotez answers questions about neglected parasitic infections

May 9, 2014 Community, Dr. Peter Hotez, Education, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, National School of Tropical Medicine, neglected parasitic infections, neglected tropical diseases, Research, Tropical Diseases, Tropical Medicine

With the Center for Disease Control and Prevention naming five neglected parasitic infections as a priority for public health action, Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of

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Dear BCM: Sitting through class

May 8, 2014 Andy Phifer, Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, BCM, Dear BCM, History, Houston, Throwback Thursday

While technology keeps revolutionizing the way students learn, one thing in education hasn’t changed: Classroom lectures. Students in the photo from 1980 attend lecture in

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Dr. Hardeep Singh goes to Washington

May 7, 2014 Awards and Honors, Dr. Hardeep Singh, health policy, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

It was an experience he described as humbling and inspiration. Dr. Hardeep Singh, recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, traveled to Washington, D.C.

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Q&A with Baylor experts focuses on impact of pertussis vaccine

May 6, 2014 Andy Phifer, Dr. Carol J. Baker, Dr. Flor Muñoz, Healthcare, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, Pertussis, Pregnancy, Tdap vaccine, Whooping Cough

A new report from Baylor College of Medicine researchers finds mothers given the Tdap vaccine during pregnancy pass their immunity on to their newborns, protecting