Department Reports
Available Now: FCM Newsletter FY2025 Annual Report
Family and Community Medicine takes pride in reporting departmental accomplishments by publishing newsletters featuring various achievements and special moments. Readers are introduced to our newest faculty, staff, and trainees and gain insight into the fine work of our devoted clinicians, researchers and educators.
In the News
Our faculty and studies are featured in the following blogs, websites, videos, and social media:
What is inflammation? Q&A with Dr. Mike Ren – June 16, 2025
Educational leaders recognized at Baylor College of Medicine – May 22, 2025
Baylor College of Medicine honors faculty for excellence in patient care – May 22, 2025
Brewed awakening: You might be drinking too much caffeine – May 15, 2025
Harris Health center celebrates 50 years providing comprehensive services to Heights, northwest Houston – May 9, 2025
Go with your gut: A guide to probiotics and prebiotics – April 28, 2025
The legacy of healthcare continues at newly renovated Harris Health Casa de Amigos Health Center in Near Northside – April 12, 2025
Power of Professionalism, TED Talk-style – April 9, 2025
EP 128: Cannabis use in pregnancy – April 2, 2025
Oops, I accidentally ate molded food! Now what? – April 1, 2025
Three doctors answer the web's most searched questions | Doctors' Day autocomplete interview – March 30, 2025
Let's cut to the chase: How you prep your food matters – March 28, 2025
Healthy Habits: Dr. Sun In Kim-Vences is an ultramarathoner – March 27, 2025
A reimagined Harris Health Casa de Amigos Health Center upholds a legacy of care in historic Near Northside – March 18, 2025
Harris Health Casa de Amigos renovation ribbon-cutting – March 7, 2025
Spill it – Is tea healthy? – Feb. 27, 2025
How to stop a runny nose fast, according to doctors – Feb. 25, 2025
Dr. Chinwe Akinlawon discusses racial disparities in cancer & how to be proactive about your health – Feb. 25, 2025
Dr. Chinwe Akinlawon discusses the high risk of high blood pressure in Black people. #hearthealth – Feb. 22, 2025
Building effective partnerships with families in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders – Feb. 19, 2025
Healthy cooking methods demystified – Feb. 18, 2025
Dr. Chinwe Akinlawon talks about diabetes and how you can prevent it. #Diabetes – Feb 14, 2025
How to make fried foods healthier - Dec. 30, 2024
Holly jolly health tips for Santa (and you) - Dec. 16, 2024
Ways Houston residents can avoid, relieve back pain over the holidays - Dec. 13, 2024
Don't let holiday spirits ruin your shopping experience - Nov. 25, 2024
How healthy is turkey? - Nov. 25, 2024
Harris Health diabetes 101: Causes, treatments, tips for good health during the holidays - Nov. 20, 2024
Knowledge gaps among patients seeking antibiotics - Nov. 6, 2024
Halloween candy: Don't get spooked by all that sugar - Oct. 31, 2024
Our alumnus Paolo Dugo ('19) shares three privileges he has as a physician assistant to commemorate #PAWeek2024 - Oct. 10, 2024
Lunch for the Soul: Santa Maria Hostel - Oct. 9, 2024
Houston's Santa Maria Hostel launches new clinic, helping women and children fight addiction - Oct. 9, 2024
Inappropriate antibiotic use driven by 'knowledge, beliefs, and expectations' - Oct. 7, 2024
Poor circulation: How to prevent it, how to spot it - Oct. 6, 2024
Fall for colorful produce this season - Oct. 3, 2024
Survey finds most patients expect antibiotics for illnesses that don't need them - Sept. 24, 2024
Should we be afraid of gluten? - Sept. 23, 2024
Are allergy-free spirits legitimate? Allergists break it down - Sept. 23, 2024
Rock out your bouldering workout - Sept. 10, 2024
High proportion of patients endorse non-prescription antibiotic use, survey finds - Sept. 9, 2024
Turf and grass burns - Aug. 29, 2024
Episode 23: Positioning obesity as primary care - Aug. 22, 2024
Spy an ant on your sandwich? Dr. Mike Ren shares how bugs on your food can pose health risks. #FoodSafety - Aug. 18, 2024
Hot summer threatens efficacy of mail-order medications - Aug. 13, 2024
Alerta: El calor extremo puede afectar y dañar los medicamentos - Aug. 13, 2024
Inhaled marijuana and the lungs: How to answer patients' questions - Aug. 8, 2024
Summer's heat can damage your medicines: Keep them safe - July 27, 2024
Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here's what to know - July 12, 2024
Summer food safety guide to mayonnaise and other backyard barbecue classics - July 2, 2024