Clarice, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

A closer look at sickle cell disease and policy

September 19, 2025 adult care, adult hematologists, blood disorder, pediatric care, policy, policy and media representation, provider shortages, SCD, sickle cell disease, Stigma

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common inherited blood disorder, affecting millions globally. It causes severe pain, organ damage and other complications that require lifelong

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Severe eating disorders are on the rise among adolescents: How supporting their parents may be the most critical first step

September 12, 2025 Adolescents, Anorexia nervosa, eating disorders, Mental Health, parents, Young adults

Severe cases of eating disorders requiring hospitalization are on the rise among youth in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased isolation, stress and

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Checking In: Suicide Prevention Month

September 5, 2025 medical professionals, medical students, Mental Health, National Suicide Prevention Month, Stigma, suicide

How are you doing? Are you ok? September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to talk openly about mental health, eliminate the stigma, and remind

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The bridge between who we are and who we aspire to be

August 29, 2025 growth, intellectual humility, Mission, professionalism, Values

Editor’s note: This is the second post in a two-part series on professionalism. See the first post. Earlier this spring, the Baylor Center for Professionalism

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True professionalism lives in the small moments

August 22, 2025 gratitude, interactions, professional identity, professionalism, self-awareness

Editor’s note: This is the first post in a two-part series on professionalism A few months ago, I attended a meeting centered on professionalism, empathy,

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Ethics in action and the power of a summer internship

August 15, 2025 bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Health Policy Research, Mentor, summer internship

Every summer, waves of high school, college and graduate school interns flood offices and labs across the country, bringing fresh energy, curiosity and ambition. Reports

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Education as advocacy: Driving real change in adolescent and young adult health

August 8, 2025 Adolescents, Advocacy, Education, health policy, healthcare professionals, the Journal of Adolescent Health, Young adults

As a training adolescent medicine specialist, I see in my day-to-day clinic that adolescents and young adults are struggling more than ever with their mental

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Finding cataracts: The work starts before the operating room

August 1, 2025 blindness, cataract, LMICs, low- and middle-income countries, ophthalmologists, public health, Surgery

When we think about cataract care, we often jump straight to surgery. In many parts of the world, age-related cataract, the clouding of the lens

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Control-Alt-Delete: Why data integrity matters in medicine

July 25, 2025 clinician-scientists, data integrity, Research, Research Funding, training

At the start of the year, thousands of publicly accessible datasets and research papers related to such topics as chronic disease, environmental health, adolescent health,

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Veterans, toxic exposure and the digital sphere: Exploring motivations for social media use

July 18, 2025 Gen Z, IQuESt, military exposure burden, Military Exposures Research Program, Social Media, toxic exposure, veteran

As the resident Gen Z consultant, I must know everything about social media. So naturally, when it came time to explore how concerns about toxic