Andrew Phifer, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

If you show up to an athletic event early, you may see the athletes performing a warmup to get their muscles prepared for action. This

View from NOH rooftop of Kathmandu and Himalayas

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Global health reflections from Kathmandu, Nepal

November 2, 2016 International Health

After the lights went out for the third time as we ate dinner, Dr. Anil Ghimire, calmly shrugged as he said, “This is Nepal, my

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Policywise

Welcome to PolicyWise

November 2, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy

I am happy to announce the launch of PolicyWise, a new blog dedicated to health and science policy at the Center for Medical Ethics and

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Reexamining maternal mortality in Texas

October 18, 2016 maternal mortality, maternity, Research

MS4 and MPH student Jaden Schupp Kohn discusses the controversy surrounding a new report of rising maternal mortality rates in Texas and its implications for

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Yes, of course I named my cadaver

October 11, 2016

Perhaps one of the most defining moments in medical school is unveiling one’s cadaver for the very first time. It occurs in programs all over

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MS1 life begins now!

August 15, 2016 Student Experiences, Student Life

Compiled by Doha Aboul-Fotouh, David Mathai, and Julia Wang At Baylor, classes started two weeks ago and we asked… Upperclassmen: What would you go back

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Deep brain stimulation and the era of scientific psychiatry

April 18, 2016 Science

MS3 David Mathai discusses the history of a functional neurosurgical procedure and how the technology plays into the evolving landscape of mental health. He became