The purpose of the policy is to provide Volunteer Time Off for faculty and staff in support and recognition of the contribution that Baylor College of Medicine employees make in their communities. VTO ...

Cold weather can bring unexpected power outages, so ensuring you have an emergency plan for your at-home medical devices is ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome, is a condition where a muscular fibrous band of the diaphragm, the median arcuate ligament, compresses the celiac ...

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 ...

Mosquito-borne diseases are those that are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or ...

All values must be entered in order to calculate percentiles for Blood Pressure and Height. A percentile shows the relative position of the child's measurement (such as Blood Pressure or Height) among ...

Infectious diseases are disorders that are caused by organisms, usually microscopic in size, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites that are passed, directly or indirectly, from one person to ...

Membership is open to all active Baylor College of Medicine faculty and staff. Membership categories and specific criteria listed below have been created to better organize and facilitate the focus of ...

Many of our transgenic lines come from the Jackson Laboratories, an NIH-supported repository for genetically engineered mice. All of our published lines are available either through Jax or the related ...

The Teen Health Clinic is focused on extending Texas Medical Center-quality preventive health care including family planning services to Houston’s underserved youth. We work to prepare underserved ...

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.

Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded $253,002 of CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) to use towards emergency funding for students. Information about this funding and the ...