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More hospital price transparency needed to slow rising …

HOUSTON -- (March 22, 2022) -- The rising costs of hospital care -- among the major contributors to rising health care costs as a whole-- can be alleviated by requiring hospitals to be more transparent on the prices of their services, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.. In late 2019, the federal government finalized rules requiring hospitals

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Health departments for Houston, Harris County should …

WebWhile most large Texas cities are served by one public health agency, the presence of two health departments in the Houston area — one run by Harris County …

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Rice’s OpenStax awarded $90M to lead first-of-its-kind …

WebOpenStax at Rice University was awarded $90 million from the National Science Foundation to build and lead SafeInsights, a groundbreaking research and …

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Everything’s bigger in Texas. That includes the health care …

WebHOUSTON – (Oct. 18, 2022) – Texas’ health care industry is the most robust in the nation, but that hasn’t translated to better outcomes for its citizens, according to a new report …

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Undocumented immigrants need better access to health …

WebHOUSTON – (Oct. 20, 2020) – Health care is a top voter issue this year, and for undocumented immigrants, the barriers to access are many. “The outcome of this …

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University of Houston and Rice announce 2024 business …

WebThe University of Houston and Rice University continue their 11-year collaboration to support Houston entrepreneurship by announcing the latest cohort of …

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CDC names Houston Health Department, Rice a …

WebBy SHAWN HUTCHINS Special to the Rice News. A system to track COVID-19 through Houston’s wastewater became the basis of an epidemiology center that has …

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Houston’s potential to lead on brain health in focus at …

WebThe Colloquium on Brain Capital Dec. 5 brought together experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the university’s Office of Innovation to …

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Rice, Baylor part of research effort to advance genome …

WebSomatic Cell Genome Editing Consortium funded by NIH. Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine are part of a national effort to accelerate …

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Private equity-acquired hospitals focus on increasing …

WebHOUSTON – (Nov. 15, 2021) – As a growing number of hospitals face unprecedented financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is concern that they might …

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Two Rice faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

WebRice University professors Pedro Alvarez and Antonios Mikos have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest learned …

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Rice doctoral alumnus Jacob Beckham earns Schmidt Science …

WebPhoto by Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University. Jacob Beckham, who earned his Ph.D. in chemistry in 2023, was announced a Schmidt Science Fellow Wednesday, …

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Rice’s Yousif Shamoo elected AAAS fellow

WebBy Jade Boyd Special to Rice News. Rice University bioscientist Yousif Shamoo has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of …

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Ken Kennedy Institute will host AI in Health Conference Nov. 7-9

WebHOUSTON – (Aug. 1, 2022) – To showcase the state of artificial intelligence in health and help health care innovators forecast the coming decade of AI development …

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Vaccine misinformation at Texas Legislature influences public …

WebHOUSTON – (March 19, 2024) – The majority of Texans support vaccines, but a vocal minority are actively working on weakening or dismantling vaccine requirements, …

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Hurricane Harvey led to poorer physical, mental health among …

WebHurricane Harvey had a significant impact on the mental and physical health of Houstonians, especially those living in areas that suffered the most structural damage, …

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Religion and science beliefs affect attitudes toward mental illness

WebHOUSTON – March 5, 2024 – Beliefs about the relationship between religion and science may be a key factor in people’s views on mental health conditions like anxiety and …

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Rice bioengineering curriculum cultivates human-centered …

WebA five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will support the development of an innovative undergraduate bioengineering curriculum component …

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Global health students’ innovation not stopped by COVID-19

WebHOUSTON – (July 17, 2020) – Distance was no obstacle to hunkered-down interns with the Rice 360˚ Institute for Global Health program this year.. In fact, it was an inspiration. …

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Ion and Houston Methodist to open health care innovation tech hub

WebHouston Methodist has joined the Ion as the first health care-centric partner in the growing innovation hub.. The hospital will build out a space modeled after its …

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Rice's Vivian Ho elected to National Academy of Medicine

WebRice health economist Vivian Ho has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and …

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Rice cell biology student named Watson Fellow

WebWhen Trinity Eimer, a senior at Rice University, applied for the prestigious one-year postgraduate Thomas J. Watson Fellowship last September, she knew exactly what …

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'Medicare for All' fascination distracts from finding economically

WebHOUSTON -- (June 10, 2019) -- The Washington Post counts 12 of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates as favoring some version of a single-payer health …

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Dateline Rice for April 26, 2024 Rice News News and Media …

WebNATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL. Cornyn applauds $90M investment to promote STEM education at Rice University An article features news that OpenStax at Rice has …

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Explore thought-provoking dialogue, artwork at Medical …

WebRice University's Medical Humanities Research Institute will delve into the profound connections between visual art and medical humanities at "Health Aesthetics: …

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Rice students build low-cost cold spray metal 3D printer prototype

WebA team of Rice University students has developed a cold spray metal 3D printing device that relies on pressure and velocity rather than temperature to create a …

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