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Latest social Media Posts
It's almost #HeartMonth! Learn more about the different events we are supporting all February for American Heart Month, and if you’re in the Houston area, we hope you will join! https://t.co/udKaXiOayE https://t.co/07qg13NrMn
@bigdock We're sending good vibes your way. Please let us know if you need anything while you're here.
RT @HoustonOEM: Thread: As a preventative measure, @CDCgov will expand #coronavirus screenings to 15 additional airports, including @iah…
It's a new year and a great time to update or check your VA contact information. Learn how here: https://t.co/8ZPsMo0qLw
“Back to home, back to family, back to work, back to life and back to self.”That’s the motto of our Enhanced Recovery Program for surgery. Our @mdahpbaloia explains: https://t.co/gNogISQHoz #endcancer
Community Invited to “National Salute to Veterans” Week https://t.co/HhS2eHVLFh via @JCPress
RT @RepPeteOlson: Look out @taralipinski — Fort Bend County is home to another ice skating superstar! Kaylee Tolleson was diagnosed with ov…
New program offers Veterans a virtual alternative to traditional health visits https://t.co/cvZPWMhofx via @tmj4
From allergies to vaccines and many things in between, find out how you can volunteer for our clinical trials. https://t.co/3ulBSYdEhZ #clinicaltrials https://t.co/CCn78SCXqY
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RT @RiceUNews: Researchers at @RiceUniversity report today in @Nature that they can zap virtually any source of solid #carbon, from food sc…
If you are in the market for hearing aids, Dr. Laura Schadt with the Center for Hearing and Balance at Baylor College of Medicine shares some things to keep in mind. https://t.co/fWLu7W4a7I #hearing #audiology
Events
- JANUARY 30, 2020
Digital Storytelling for Your Healthcare Startup: Deconstructing Digital and Social Media
- JANUARY 30, 2020
BioResearch Product Faire
- JANUARY 30, 2020
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center – Grand Rounds
- JANUARY 31, 2020
17th Annual Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Conference
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Evolving Clinical Ethics: A Working UnConference
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020
The Baruch A. Brody Lecture In Bioethics Presents: Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBE
- FEBRUARY 5, 2020
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs February Work Group Meeting
Spotlights
James Muntz, M.D., team physician for the Houston Astros, Rockets and Texans, talks big wins and injuries
- 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
Vitals
Recent Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks raise concerns
Curated
Heartbeat recordings-turned-songs capture moments and create lasting gifts
- 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
Innovation
Health Policy
Highlights of the 2019 TMC Health Policy Institute survey
- ‘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
