Momentum, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

We live in a noisy world, and the importance of sound is impossible to ignore. Sound tells us so much about the environments we navigate

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Recognizing juvenile arthritis

October 6, 2017 Dr. Tiphanie Vogel, Julia Bernstein, juvenile arthritis, pediatrics

When most people think of arthritis, they picture adults with aching joints. But children can suffer from arthritis as well. Juvenile arthritis impacts approximately one

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Loss spurs genetic testing, early breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

October 3, 2017 Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center

The day Sharon Shapiro’s daughter delivered her baby was nothing short of a miracle. What had been a relatively standard pregnancy for her daughter had

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How to build an astronaut’s first aid kit

October 2, 2017 Center for Space Medicine, Dr. Virginia Wotring, Nicole Blanton, Translational Research Institute

Have you ever wondered how astronauts take care of their health in space? Dr. Virginia Wotring, deputy director of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health

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Throwback Thursday: Remembering 1984

September 28, 2017 David Vetter, Nicole Blanton, Throwback Thursday

Do you remember the year 1984? President Ronald Reagan was reelected for a second term and “When Doves Cry” by Prince topped the music charts.

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Could recent hurricanes cause reemergence of cholera in Puerto Rico?

September 27, 2017 Dr. Peter Hotez, infectious disease, National School of Tropical Medicine, Tropical Diseases

The Caribbean has a long history with cholera, a severe diarrheal illness associated with high mortality. Throughout the 19th century, cholera epidemics were relatively common

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Thyroid cancer awareness: Know your risk

September 27, 2017 Cancer, Dr. James Suliburk, endocrinology, Nicole Blanton, Surgery, thyroid cancer, thyroid disease

Thyroid cancer is the eighth most common cancer in the United States – however, it is one of the most treatable. More than 98 percent

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Growing Up Baylor: Dr. Theodore Rosen

September 26, 2017 Dermatology, Dr. Theodore Rosen, Education, Growing Up Baylor

Imagine studying, training and eventually teaching at the same institution during the span of your career. A special group of physicians, faculty members and researchers