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Normal brain aging topic of Smythe lecture
Dr. Carol Barnes, Regent’s Professor and Evelyn F. McKnight Chair in Learning and Memory at the University of Arizona, presents this year’s Cheves Smythe Distinguished Lecture.
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Women leaders present talks at MD Anderson
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center presents two talks March 2 to promote female leadership in medicine and science.
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Duke knighted by Order of Saint George
Renowned surgeon Dr. James H. “Red” Duke, Jr., the John B. Holmes Professor of Clinical Sciences and professor of surgery, was knighted into the Order of Saint George during a special ceremony on Friday, Feb. 13 at Texas A&M University’s Sanders Corps of Cadets Center.
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Life Flight: Trauma Center Houston premieres on Lifetime
Memorial Hermann and Lifetime have announced the premiere of Life Flight: Trauma Center Houston, a six-episode docudrama series that will air on Lifetime, beginning Monday, March 2 at 8 p.m.
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Faculty program scheduled June 12
Faculty from all UTHealth schools are invited to attend the 2015 Advances in Teaching and Learning Day, set for Friday, June 12 in The Denton A. Cooley, MD and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center, 7440 Cambridge St.
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Another Successful Pre-Medical Conference!
On January 31, 2015, the UTHealth chapter of the Student National Medical Association and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted over 150 undergraduate students interested in medical careers. Students participated in gross laboratory demonstrations, campus tours, and engaged with students and physicians during Q&A panels. They also received invaluable information on the application process and life as a physician from our UT faculty.
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Study: Smokers may tap into multiple sources for nicotine
The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and often e-cigarettes are part of the mix.
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Heat blamed for spray vaccine's failure against swine flu
The makers of the nasal spray version of the flu vaccine say now they know why it has failed to protect young U.S. children against swine flu — fragile doses got too warm.
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First lady: US experiencing food 'culture change'
Michelle Obama said Thursday that the U.S. has undergone a "culture change" in the five years since she started raising awareness about childhood obesity. But as she celebrated achievements on multiple fronts, the first lady also warned that the progress that's been made is "incredibly fragile."
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Panel: Use new meningitis vaccines only for outbreaks
A federal panel on Thursday recommended that two new meningitis vaccines only be used for rare outbreaks, resisting tearful pleas to give it routinely to teens and college students.
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VA chief backs outside medical care as new program falters
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald said Thursday he was committed to a law making it easier for veterans to get private health care, but he offered few answers for lawmakers irritated at the slow effort to put it in place.
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Suits filed against scope maker in superbug infection
Two lawsuits target the maker of a medical scope linked to the outbreak of a superbug at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
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