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Houston Methodist CIO Roberta Schwartz talks about the hospital system’s new Center for Innovation and surviving breast cancer
There are complementary victories in medical challenges and health innovation
Too much toothpaste? It’s a thing with children.
Excessive fluoride can harm young teeth
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Events | By Britni R. McAshan“Journey to Hope” documentary about Purple Songs Can Fly premieres at WorldFest
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Health Policy | By Alexandra BeckerMaternal ICU opens at Texas Children’s Hospital
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Veteran celebrates 98th birthday at his favorite place -- the gym https://t.co/MGZOAnMM2K via @wsls
Honor Flight Takes Oklahoma Veterans To Visit National Monuments https://t.co/4omKmtLNIs via @NewsOn6
RT @MDA_UTHGrad: Congrats to Medical Physics PhD student Mary Peters Gronberg, center, for winning the MedPhys Slam competition at the Sout…
RT @UTPhysicians: Dr. John Higgins recently appeared on Fox News to discuss how to reduce sports injuries in children. He shares informatio…
A diverse group of MD Anderson experts are teaming up to answer one question: can exercise help fight cancer? https://t.co/7XXIfTMMG9 @SchadlerLab @DrNgoHuang @DrValeraeLewis @mkatzmd #endcancer
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran George Eade. George was a four-star general and pilot who completed 37 combat missions during World War II https://t.co/j75bxbZDlU
How #breastcancer care has changed in the last 18 years and what that means to patients, from nurse navigator Nicole Luckett: https://t.co/SPuGI1IBHL BCSM #endcancer
See how Dr. Eric Storch stays fit in our latest Healthy Habits. https://t.co/d9IPMEe9R9 #healthy #habits
“Vaping isn’t a part of my game plan, and it shouldn’t be a part of yours.”Watch to see why @chrisduvall91 stays away from e-cigarettes. @HoustonDynamo #ForeverOrange #endcancer https://t.co/Ae2WV1qJfF
Are you hooked on the hunt for the Iron Throne? Learn why people can be so obsessed with @GameOfThrones and other television series. https://t.co/B2oNsytvsa #GoT #GameOfThrones
We are happy to hear the @houstonzoo's elephant, Joy, has recovered from a case of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus. Learn how our own Paul Ling is helping to treat elephants with this disease at the zoo as well as throughout the globe. https://t.co/OVXUltkZsm #virology
In this week's hospital happenings, @DisneyOnIce visited Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital to host an Easter egg hunt for patients and families and TIRR Memorial Hermann Hotwheels team was recognized at the @HoustonRockets first home playoff game. https://t.co/Ch5ObNt1a5
Events
- APRIL 24, 2019
Clinical Supervision Certification Series
- APRIL 24, 2019
Ju-Seog Lee, PhD-Genomic Subtypes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Clinical Outcomes
- APRIL 24, 2019
Innovation Engine: How MD Anderson’s unrelenting mission to cure cancer creates a virtuous cycle of investment and growth
- APRIL 25, 2019
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing Open House
- APRIL 25, 2019
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing “Open House”
- APRIL 25, 2019
Baylor College of Medicine 6th Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference
- APRIL 25, 2019
Guy Stout Wine Dinner
Spotlights
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.
- Geriatrician Carmel Bitondo Dyer, M.D.
Vitals
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
- UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics Dean Jiajie Zhang, Ph.D., talks about the future
Curated
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
- Smiles are Contagious: Portraits of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients
Innovation
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
- “Breakthrough” documentary about Nobel laureate Jim Allison, Ph.D., debuts at SXSW
- Astronauts could bring their kids to Mars through virtual reality
