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Keeping the faith despite brain cancer
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Snapshots | By Alexandra BeckerThe TMC’s most Instagrammable places
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Houston-area ovarian cancer survivor, 9, to host benefit race
Latest social Media Posts
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Charles J. Gestrich, who served as a railway mail clerk during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953: https://t.co/6mzBvGdZtR
@USMC Veteran Kionte lost his leg in an IED blast. During recovery, he experienced depression and sought support. Visit https://t.co/tBxE005jeW to hear more about Kionte’s journey back to physical and mental health.
Malawi’s national adoption of affordable neonatal CPAP technology developed at @Rice360atRiceU resulted in sustained improvements in the survival of babies with respiratory illness, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. https://t.co/mYtNlEf8uz
@USMC Veteran Kionte lost his leg in an IED blast. During his recovery, he experienced depression and sought support. Visit https://t.co/tBxE005jeW to hear more about Kionte’s journey back to physical and mental health.
RT @RiceUNews: Here's to 10 years of fun and fitness!@ricerec is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a week of events, starting today…
Happy 20th Birthday to the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative! Find out how this program has grown over the last two decades. https://t.co/S5PSODwhVt #BIPAI
@lesmiskid @blummer27 @JuliaMorales @RealToddKalas @astros Thanks for sharing this great pic!
How researchers, led by our Dr. Rodabe Amaria, are working to make pre-surgical treatment an option for more #melanoma patients: https://t.co/ljUwUPQxav #endcancer
Each year, our faculty and staff are given a work day to pursue a volunteer activity they are passionate about. Learn about some of their experiences. https://t.co/xErhwmEeds #volunteering #community https://t.co/uupd0H3YVS
RT @RiceUNews: Wondering about the new #art going up inside Brochstein Pavilion this week?It's the first in @RiceUniversity Public Art’s…
@atalbarado Let us know if you need anything while you're here, Alexis. We're sending good vibes your way.
RT @BCM_CancerEd: #HPVVaccine is cancer prevention. Doctors recommend that all 11-12 year olds receive two doses of this important vaccine.…
@bjanous Your family is in our thoughts, Brandon.
@RiceOwlsVoice @VoiceofBears @tunein @coloranalyst @mattpedersen5 Thanks for the shout-out
Events
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine-Intensive Physician Board Review
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
Third Coast Innovators Mixer
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Chevron presents “Through The Lens” celebrating 20 years of BIPAI at Texas Children’s Hospital
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
James T. Willerson MD Cardiovascular Science Seminar
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Heart & Vascular Grand Rounds – Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Course in Clinical Research Methods at Baylor College of Medicine
Spotlights
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
- Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale talks medicine, philanthropy and Hurricane Harvey
- Houston Zoo CEO Lee Ehmke explains how to create “sensitive and imaginative” habitats
Vitals
High risks and high costs for young blood donations to older people
Curated
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
- A new HMNS exhibit inspires viewers to take a fresh look at nature
- Purple Songs Can Fly helps pediatric cancer patients express personal melodies
Innovation
Why a new pill container is designed to talk to your doctor
- Former competitive cyclist shifts gears to lead a medical device startup
- Innovative thyroid surgical technique leaves patients scar-free
- NextMed: Exoskeleton functions as another set of legs
- Why scientists are working with the military to develop headsets that can read minds
- Bringing mental health to the masses
Health Policy
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?
- Lead poisoning continues to affect children across the Houston area
- CDC votes on age expansion for HPV vaccine
