Texas needs sensible, informed immunization policies. #TXVaccineDay2023 Health & Biosciences The Greenwall Foundation Vaccines cause Adults; and vaccines matter because…

Our Chief Strategy Officer Rekha Lakshmanan at Rice University support⁩ing students who are supporting immunization! #vaccineawareness #txlege #TXVaccineDay2023

Great to see our students promoting vaccine awareness at Rice University! Kudos to my colleague Kirstin Matthews and the Health & Biosciences!

Vaccines have been protecting us for decades. Polio, measles, diphtheria, smallpox and more were eradicated or nearly eradicated thanks to vaccines. But during the pandemic, 67 million children missed out on life-saving routine vaccines. It’s time to #BuildBackImmunity.

What role could a state brain research institute play in boosting the economy & improving health in Texas? Join Health & Biosciences for a free webinar w/ Senfronia Thompson, Harris Eyre & more leaders in gov’t, health & the nonprofit sector. 📅 4/28 | Noon CT RSVP: bit.ly/3MQhsGn

JUST OUT: Two new bills introduced in the Texas Legislature could jeopardize the care received by Medicaid patients, writes Health & Biosciences's Vivian Ho. She explains why the legislation would weaken county-owned insurance plans and raise Texans’ tax bills: bit.ly/3V0akcy

What role could a state brain research institute play in boosting the economy & improving health in Texas? Join Health & Biosciences for a free webinar w/ Senfronia Thompson, Harris Eyre & more leaders in gov’t, health & the nonprofit sector. 📅 4/28 | Noon CT RSVP: bit.ly/3MQhsGn

"By prioritizing #BrainHealth, individuals and organizations can create a more healthy and productive work environment that is better equipped to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world," write Health & Biosciences's Harris Eyre and co-author Ian MacRae: irishtechnews.ie/why-building-b…

The Baker Institute congratulates Health & Biosciences nonresident scholar Anaeze Offodile on being named chief strategy officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, bringing invaluable expertise and leadership to advance cancer research and care. bit.ly/445AJKb

New analysis: big growth in “nonprofit hospital” profits and cash reserves from 2012–2019, but no corresponding increase in charity care. US healthcare’s reliance on private “charity” as a substitute for rights guaranteed by public systems is grotesque. healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

We analyzed data from the NASHP Hospital Cost Tool and found that nonprofit hospitals use their proceeds to boost cash reserves rather than provide more charity care. healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…

CHB Fellow Vivian Ho Vivian Ho and CHB Post Doc Derek Jenkins have a new article out on Health Affairs today. You can read the full article at healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl… Health & Biosciences

In a new Health Affairs article, Health & Biosciences's Derek Jenkins and Vivian Ho found that mean hospital profits grew from 2012 to 2019, but this increase was not associated with the provision of more charity care by nonprofit hospitals. 📖 Read: bit.ly/43mFI8k

Register for Vivian Ho's Vivian Ho Oct. 13 conference "National Health Care Reform: Tackling the Affordability Crisis." Four top health economists will present their research at the biennial conference. bakerinstitute.org/event/national…

There's still time to register for Vivian Ho's @HealthEconTx conference on "National Health Care Reform: Tackling the Affordability Crisis" The Oct. 13 conference features four leading health economists and discussions on health care reform. bakerinstitute.org/event/national…

Come join us on Oct 30th @ 5pm, Baker Institute Rice’s Baker Institute S&T Policy Program program is hosting Brian Moseley Huda Zoghbi, Cullen Geiselman Muse & Bryan Pendleton engineer Aleida Rios in a discussion about #WomenInSTEM #CivicScientist

REGISTER: Women remain vastly underrepresented in STEM fields. Join BCMHouston's Dr. Huda Zoghbi, HARC's Cullen Geiselman Muse & bp's Aleida Rios as they unpack the challenges facing women in STEM. 📅:10/30 | 5:30 pm CT RSVP: ⤵️ bit.ly/3Zf8E0I