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Using mini brains to maximize research
Fast-growing 3D “asteroids” are getting closer to mimicking the brain
Alzheimer’s disease and the long goodbye
One Houston-area couple bears witness to how the disease has changed their lives
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Business | By Britni R. McAshanBen Taub caps $70 million operating room expansion
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- Innovation | By Britni R. McAshan
NextMed: FDA expands use of device that keeps donor lungs viable
- Business | By Cindy George
Texas Medical Center CEO outlines the future of the medical city
Latest social Media Posts
Researchers apply basic science to help predict poor treatment outcomes in patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. https://t.co/7bfa07YP4n #ALL #acutelymphoblasticleukemia @BCMFromtheLabs
RT @DraettaG: 2019 Leading Edge in Cancer Research Symposium. Spectacular talks by Dana P’eer, our Bertner Lecture Awardee, on Cell Plastic…
“My life today is full and happy,” says 3x non-Hodgkin #lymphoma survivor Caroline Rose: https://t.co/YCn4tkNYEU #lymsm #endcancer
@xpjessiica Let us know if we can be of assistance, Jessica. Best wishes to you.
RT @BCMHouston_News: "It requires a big cultural shift and buy-in. That’s always the challenge." - @bcmhouston expert @SMorain discusses th…
Contemporary African art will be featured in the @MoodyArts' spring exhibition: https://t.co/9H5BMnyruE https://t.co/tw2WsrpPij
On the blog, Dr. Javier Chinen, specialist in allergic disorders and immunology defects at @TexasChildrens, shares tips for managing allergy and asthma during the holiday season: https://t.co/LTrEsmcpy5 https://t.co/u0Qu6NYvXN
If you've ever paced around your house to get to 10,000 steps, you may have wasted your time. Here's why wearable tech could be leading you on: https://t.co/0fWP3t324r. https://t.co/9i8QWd1U5o
RT @bcm_ocd: We're recruiting participants for a study that explores people's thoughts & feelings about the use of deep brain stimulation f…
Thank you to Judge @LinaHidalgoTX for stopping by @TexasChildrens this week! We are eager to work with you to promote healthy initiatives in our community so all children and women are cared for. https://t.co/rVw2TsCggG
Neisha used VA’s VetSuccess on Campus program to become more competitive in the job market https://t.co/FUjuu3WsnO #VeteransMonth2019
RT @RiceAthletics: It’s #All4Rice Friday!Show off your school pride by submitting your best game day photos at the link below for a chanc…
RT @sfoster23: I'm proud of our team representing @CHI_StLukes Health–Patients Medical Center at the #BayAreaHeartWalk earlier this month!…
Wok on Sunset, the latest craze from @RiceDining, is dishing out tofu, dumplings, tea eggs and more. Now open at North Servery. https://t.co/A3O4N8M6MN
Want to help put a smile on a patient’s face? Help spread holiday cheer by giving our kids a chance to win @Mattel toys. #SpreadJoywithToys with @speaknowforkids by nominating @TexasChildrens! https://t.co/YppxXZO8Wr https://t.co/8hZ5k4sRkB
Events
- DECEMBER 2, 2019
Ethics Grand Rounds: Medical Futility and Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatment
- DECEMBER 3, 2019
Emerging Trends in Cellular and Molecular Biophysics Symposium
- DECEMBER 5, 2019
Heart & Vascular Grand Rounds – James E. Udelson, MD
- DECEMBER 6, 2019
4th Annual Sawyer Pancreato-Biliary and Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium
- DECEMBER 9, 2019
Third Annual Conference on Migrant and Health – Building Partnerships for Action
- DECEMBER 10, 2019
Bricker Award for Science Writing in Medicine Annual Lectureship
- DECEMBER 10, 2019
The 2019 Annual Symposium of the CPRIT Therapeutic Antibody Core
Spotlights
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo talks flooding, health care and her journey to the U.S.
- Houston Methodist CIO Roberta Schwartz talks about innovation and surviving breast cancer
- Major General Rick Noriega leads Ronald McDonald House Houston to greater impact
- Executive chef Hugo Ortego talks Mexican cuisine, buying local and his gratitude to the city of Houston
- Astronaut and TMC Board Member Bernard A. Harris Jr. reflects on the moon landing
- Arnold Ventures is developing innovative solutions to persistent problems
Vitals
New biomarker screening tool for PTSD in veterans shows promise
Curated
A garden in the sky lifts patients’ spirits at Houston Methodist
- Outbreak, a Smithsonian exhibit about epidemics, spreads to The Health Museum
- Dancing for balance: Parkinson’s patients build physical strength and a supportive community
- The River program, part of TUTS, extends arts access to people of all abilities
- Artist Gillian Wearing challenges selfie culture in exhibit at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts
- Houston Methodist sound dome offers behavioral health patients a non-pharmaceutical way to unwind
Innovation
Can our muscles stay young even as we get old?
Health Policy
‘Best intentions’ won’t solve implicit bias in health care
- Mumps outbreak causing illness in U.S. migrant detention facilities
- In the age of vaccine skepticism, doctors are developing a new skill: the power of persuasion
- New book from TMC policy experts explores the question, “How can we fix health care in America?”
- Physicians call for policy solutions following mass casualty shootings
- What’s behind the nursing shortage? How can we fix it?
