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Trauma Season
Level 1 trauma centers and the YMCA work to prevent childhood injuries during the summer
Santa Fe Survivor: Inside the race to save Officer John Barnes
A shotgun wound left the school resource officer clinging to life
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Clinical | By Shanley PierceUTMB’s new biocontainment care unit is prepared for the next Ebola outbreak
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Health | By Shanley PierceStrokes among younger people on the rise
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Research | By Shanley Pierce3D-printed organs breathing new life into bioengineering
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Business | By Ryan HoleywellA leap forward for TMC3
Latest social Media Posts
RT @harrishealth: George V. Masi talks to media about the 20th Trauma Survivors Celebration hosted to recognize patients treated at #BenTau…
George V. Masi talks to media about the 20th Trauma Survivors Celebration hosted to recognize patients treated at #BenTaubHospital & #LBJHospital trauma centers with partners from @bcmhouston @UTHealth @HoustonFire #TraumaLeader https://t.co/f0jj01yDjr
Page County VA receives 2019 Ford Flex for Veteran transportation https://t.co/Uje88HYVi8 via @KMABroadcasting
David Jaffray, Ph.D., from @UHN to join MD Anderson as Chief Technology and Digital Officer late this summer: https://t.co/2y4TNnS1Oj. #endcancer
“As a parent, I strive to do what I can to protect my children and their friends from ever facing a cancer diagnosis,” says former convenience store owner Sam Susser. Here’s why he’s proud to see Texas raise the age for tobacco sale to 21: https://t.co/FVGuiVJXAH #endcancer
Event gives Veterans 'an opportunity' to teach https://t.co/rLFnvZxmF7 via @AmericanLegion
After more than 47 years of extraordinary service to UTHealth, George M. Stancel, PhD, has announced his retirement. #ThankYouDrStancel for your contributions, your impact, and your commitment to UTHealth. https://t.co/zz7biEVQaC #ManyFacesOfUTHealth https://t.co/m5IwXP2WmZ
The numbers of Americans with health consequences from obesity continues to grow. See how we as a medical school are teaching our students to help prevent and treat this disease. https://t.co/Gl4Um007LB #obesity
@MrJeremyJackson @PasadenaHigh @AthleticsPISD @CathySupak Thanks for sharing
A phase III trial led by our @DQBMD found combining busulfan with melphalan may be effective as conditioning newly diagnosed #multiplemyeloma patients receiving an autologous #stemcelltransplant: https://t.co/pliwgCBYxb @CancerNetwrk #MMSM #endcancer
Today we honor Army Veteran Jason Swindle in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for our country https://t.co/EgIX7LRw5X #VeteranOfTheDay #CarryTheLoad #NoVeteranEverDies
Amar Yousif, MBA, named new VP of Information Technology, Chief Information Officer at @UTHealth: https://t.co/dtNUDXzoei https://t.co/wfbuWKLW3l
Several nurses at @TexasChildrens recently received their Doctor of Nursing Practice. Join us in congratulating them on this incredible achievement! To learn more, visit: https://t.co/2kSDVJ834B #texaschildrens
RT @Rice_BIOE: Rice bioengineer Jeff Tabor (@LabTabor) reflects on accessing nature's treasure trove of biosensors in a new "Nature" blog p…
Dr. Julie Kaplow, chief of psychology and director of the Trauma and Grief Center at Texas Children's Hospital, discusses the importance of mental health support in public schools:https://t.co/cF2CZMfBdF #texaschildrens
Events
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MAY 22, 2019
Nuts and Bolts of Early Clinical Research
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MAY 23, 2019
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center – Grand Rounds: Martha Grogan, MD
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MAY 29, 2019
New Strategies for Enhancing Health Behavior Changes
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MAY 30, 2019
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center – Grand Rounds: Yang Zhan, MD
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MAY 30, 2019
Jan Lammerding, Ph.D.: Nuclear Mechanobiology in Tumor Cell Migration
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MAY 30, 2019
Angst – Okay to Say | The Hackett Center
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MAY 30, 2019
Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy’s Conversation Series
Spotlights
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale talks medicine, philanthropy and Hurricane Harvey
- Houston Zoo CEO Lee Ehmke explains how to create “sensitive and imaginative” habitats
- Lisa M. Hollier, M.D.: Spotlight on maternal mortality
- Cardiothoracic surgeon Todd Rosengart, M.D., discusses his career as a medical problem-solver
- Health economist Vivian Ho, Ph.D., on her career and her vision for the perfect health care system
- Echocardiography Pioneer William Zoghbi, M.D.
Vitals
FDA decides not to ban textured breast implants linked to cancer
- FDA approves Spravato, a fast-acting antidepressant nasal spray
- Does a new Alzheimer’s study hold the secret to early diagnosis?
- Ask the Experts: Predictions for 2019
- Zibrio CEO and neuroscientist Katharine Forth aims to improve patient balance with technology
- Odds of dying: For the first time, opioid overdoses exceed car crashes
Curated
A new HMNS exhibit inspires viewers to take a fresh look at nature
- Purple Songs Can Fly helps pediatric cancer patients express personal melodies
- The MFAH brings van Gogh paintings to Houston for a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit
- Citizen scientist and artist explores the cultural significance of the heartbeat
- Houston Methodist’s mosaic of medicine
- Inaugural exhibit at the Menil Drawing Institute explores what it means to be human
Innovation
How an electrical shock to the nose treats dry eyes
- Prostate cancer treatment trial uses gold nanoparticles
- Physician-engineers poised to transform health care
- Houston Methodist CIO Roberta Schwartz talks about the hospital system’s new Center for Innovation and surviving breast cancer
- Prosthetic with active ankle joint mimics movement of a real foot
- Texas Medical Center taps Thomas Luby, Ph.D., to lead TMC Innovation Institute
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