Featured News
Center for Hearing and Speech and Texas Children’s to collaborate on pediatric hearing services hub
New building in the Texas Medical Center set to open in 2020
Hurricane Harvey Registry tracks long-term impact of unprecedented flooding
The first-of-its-kind survey reveals mental health issues as leading effect of the storm
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Health | By Britni R. McAshanFormer first lady Laura Bush continues legacy of promoting nature at inaugural symposium
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People | By Alexandra BeckerMarie Kondo’s organizing philosophy and its connection to mental health
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Research | By Britni R. McAshanHouston Methodist researchers unlock the secrets of flesh-eating bacteria
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Health | By Shanley PierceHouston Methodist doctors travel to Haiti to treat women
Latest social Media Posts
An Oral History Boom: Hundreds of Groups Are Recording Veterans' Stories https://t.co/KZ7WTC1cPM via @wunc
ICYMI: Research shows small cell #lungcancer may respond to combination of #immunotherapy and DNA damage repair inhibitors https://t.co/eVvxKI367M #endcancer
ISU offering free legal clinic for service members and Veterans https://t.co/m8a8DfczL5 via @localnews8
Iraq, Afghanistan and Persian Gulf Veterans sought to take part in last honor flight by Omaha group https://t.co/WuwJltI2P5 via @sbstarherald
What happens to your body when you overeat? https://t.co/AyLIiWQACi via @focusedonhealth #endcancer
RT @UHpres: How about that...Cougars beat USF and take their 26th win of the season!
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RT @RiceAthletics: 🚨 YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! @HoustonTX Mayor @SylvesterTurner will be in attendance for the final @RiceWBB home game of…
Dr. Chonghui Cheng sits down with @BCMFromtheLabs to talk about how protein CD44 variants prompt different cancer cell behaviors. https://t.co/YOq8f7LIGs #cancer #research
Here's 10 creative ways to squeeze a workout into your busy schedule: https://t.co/4rqaXtZo0w. #HeartMonth https://t.co/b4DcazpBdO
RT @bcmgcprogram: @bcmgcprogram faculty member Michael Wangler (@mfwangler) was the featured event speaker at today’s @rarediseaseday Houst…
The Maternal and Child Health Training Program team at UTHealth is working to integrate community health workers into the spectrum of maternal and child health care. Learn more in this @TXHealthJournalstory: https://t.co/zRITDTDJVX #ManyFacesOfUTHealth
Events
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FEBRUARY 24, 2019
Darling Dash 5K presented by UT Physicians
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FEBRUARY 26, 2019
TMC Health Policy Course: Safety Net Programs
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FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Eli Gilboa, Ph.D.: Vaccination Against Neoantigens Induced in Concurrent and Future Tumors
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FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds: Bernard M. Jaffe, MD
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FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center – Grand Rounds: John Carroll, MD
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FEBRUARY 28, 2019
The Texas Medical Center’s Healthy Eating Initiatives
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MARCH 1, 2019
Texas Heart Institute Grand Rounds | Robert E. Gerszten, MD
Spotlights
Vitals
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
- Bodies in Space: What Changes at the Cellular Level?
Curated
Citizen scientist and artist explores the cultural significance of the heartbeat
Innovation
Mending a hole in the heart
- Two TMC-backed startups aim to change the way we treat failing hearts
- Harnessing inflammation to heal the heart
- Houston innovation ecosystem celebrated across incubators
- An unprecedented bridge to a heart transplant for Katlyen
- Watch space health webinar to explore virtual reality and other digital tools to assist missions
Health Policy
