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MD Anderson’s Stephen Hahn confirmed to lead the FDA
He is the fourth person to lead the agency this year
Meet 2019 STAT Wunderkind Gloria Echeverria, Ph.D., of MD Anderson Cancer Center
She is working on more effective chemotherapy treatments for triple-negative breast cancer patients by barcoding genetic material
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- Art | By Britni R. McAshan
MD Anderson Cancer Center showcases its “Faces of Philanthropy”
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Texas Medical Center CEO outlines the future of the medical city
- Business | By Britni R. McAshan
Ben Taub caps $70 million operating room expansion
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Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Earl R. Hufford, who served as a medical technician in a MASH unit during the Korean War: https://t.co/I812aTvp2d
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Dr. Atif Iqbal with @BCM_Surgery discusses the human papillomavirus virus and the rise of anal cancer. https://t.co/GhsLd2flaJ #HPV
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Events
- DECEMBER 18, 2019
DeBakey CV Live: Contemporary Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
- DECEMBER 18, 2019
Regenerative Medicine Seminar Series: Using Human PSC-Derived Gastrointestinal models to Study Development
- DECEMBER 19, 2019
Heart & Vascular Grand Rounds – Roger Blumenthal, MD
- JANUARY 7, 2020
Innovating Texas: Research to Commercialization
- JANUARY 8, 2020
WomenHeart Houston Support Group
- JANUARY 10, 2020
Texas Heart Institute Grand Rounds | Oussama Wazni, MD, MBA
- JANUARY 15, 2020
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Spotlights
James Muntz, M.D., team physician for the Houston Astros, Rockets and Texans, talks big wins and injuries
- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo talks flooding, health care and her journey to the U.S.
- Houston Methodist CIO Roberta Schwartz talks about innovation and surviving breast cancer
- 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
Vitals
Recent Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks raise concerns
Curated
Heartbeat recordings-turned-songs capture moments and create lasting gifts
- A garden in the sky lifts patients’ spirits at Houston Methodist
- Outbreak, a Smithsonian exhibit about epidemics, spreads to The Health Museum
- 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
Innovation
Health Policy
Highlights of the 2019 TMC Health Policy Institute survey
- ‘Best intentions’ won’t solve implicit bias in health care
- Mumps outbreak causing illness in U.S. migrant detention facilities
- 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
