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UTMB will celebrate Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. UTMB schools, business areas, administrative offices, and most of UTMB’s clinics will close in honor of the holiday. For information on clinics, services and locations, visit: https://t.co/Ng8U0mVzm1 https://t.co/TP1P4lvAid
4 ways to keep a healthy body and mind as we age https://t.co/ptaotKuR8a via #VAntagePoint
As Houston builds its innovation ecosystem, two of the latest companies to commit to the city have moved into the University of Houston’s Technology Bridge. https://t.co/cTVRhIz1PT
Rising temperatures mean sandal season is here. But pampering and pretty polish might not be worth the price. Here are nine signs your nail salon is unsafe: https://t.co/vDrCwwvGYZ. https://t.co/7YNtzfP6Z2
How Claire Schoen balances her husband’s #medulloblastoma treatments, work and caring for the couple’s young son: https://t.co/PLRF5NG2f7 @J_deGrootMD @MDABrainSpine #BTSM #endcancer
There is still time to sign up your team for our Annual Charity Bowling Ball tomorrow evening. https://t.co/xxdZmCrHZw #giving #events https://t.co/Z1smCZuN4b
RT @UTMBUrology: @UTMBUrology proud to host Dr. John Mulcahy, world renowned expert in prosthetic surgery, as visiting professor. Division…
RT @utmbnews: Viewers wanted more info on #sleepapnea & #snoring so @BrandiKHOU spoke to @utmbhealth #sleep expert Dr. Sultana. Follow the…
Cardiology Grand Rounds tomorrow at noon – Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, @ClevelandClinic “From Good to Great” Live webcast & credit details: https://t.co/sNBMwU3zn1 https://t.co/VSrHt71fzB
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RT @RiceAdmission: Our campus covers about 300 acres. To help our students get where they need to go on time, Houston BCycle stations can b…
RT @BCMHouston_News: #ICYMI: @bcmhouston @BCMEthics's @SMorain joined @HoustonMatters yesterday to discuss proposed legislation to raise t…
Do you want to thank a Harris Health System nurse for extraordinary care? Harris Health is proud to partner with the DAISY Foundation to present the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award® for extraordinary nurses. Nominate them today. https://t.co/YqP3EzqGHF https://t.co/U2XMCILpmS
Creating a road map for patient experience excellence https://t.co/2MjYKmDoYa via #VAntagePoint
RT @CD_AACR: From the May issue: Targeting DNA damage response promotes anti-tumor immunity through STING-mediated T-cell activation in sma…
Events
- MAY 23, 2019
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center – Grand Rounds: Martha Grogan, MD
- MAY 29, 2019
New Strategies for Enhancing Health Behavior Changes
- MAY 30, 2019
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center – Grand Rounds: Yang Zhan, MD
- MAY 30, 2019
Jan Lammerding, Ph.D.: Nuclear Mechanobiology in Tumor Cell Migration
- MAY 30, 2019
Angst – Okay to Say | The Hackett Center
- MAY 30, 2019
Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy’s Conversation Series
- MAY 31, 2019
Texas Biomaterials Day
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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