Our general surgery residency mentoring program is designed to promote both academic and personal growth of our residents during their time in training by pairing mentees with one or more experienced ...

An allergy expert at Baylor College of Medicine breaks down the newest allergen data from the Houston area and other trends ...

The Baylor Medicine Hernia Center offers comprehensive care for a vast array of hernias, ranging from simple to complex abdominal wall problems, including umbilical hernias, inguinal hernias, ventral ...

The Network of Practice in Health Sciences Scholarship, a consortium of Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital ...

The Network of Practice in Health Sciences Scholarship, a consortium of Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a commonly used index of relative weight. BMI is calculated as weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) squared. The index is often used to assess obesity in individuals.

The Infectious Diseases Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine offers comprehensive clinical training and diverse research opportunities in the largest medical center in the world. Our faculty ...

Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...

Overprotective parents are often referred to as helicopter parents. While they have their child’s best interest and safety in ...

The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ago but the function of the two has only become clear in the last 20 ...

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...

In a healthy human adult, bacterial cells outnumber human cells, but the identity and degree of diversity of these bacteria in a single individual, their variability from person to person, and their ...