Clarice, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

From the classroom to the capitol: Medical students in action

June 20, 2025 Advocacy, Baylor College of Medicine Temple campus, First Tuesday, health policy, Medical Education, Medical Student Advocacy, medical students, Physician Advocacy, Texas Legislature, Texas Medical Association

Being passionate about political and social issues can sometimes bring frustration, as the issues often seem too complex and lofty to be impacted by any

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Learning that lifts us all: Insights from a year of growth and professional development

June 6, 2025 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, communication, Culture, mixed methods research, professional development, professional growth, research capacity

What does it mean to invest in people? At the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, we believe it’s more than professional advancement –

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Renewing hope: A global push to improve neonatal outcomes

May 30, 2025 children, Global Health, neonatal, neonatal mortality, Newborn, newborns

Each year, about 2.3 million newborns die worldwide: an average of four newborn deaths every minute. In 2000, the United Nations launched the Millennium Development

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Not all risk is in the OR: How frailty and nutrition shape nephrectomy outcomes

May 23, 2025 Exercise, frailty, kidney cancer, kidney surgery, malnutrition, Surgery

When we think of risks in surgery, our minds often go to human factors around the procedure itself, but some powerful predictors of surgical outcomes

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Balancing relief and risk: Understanding cervical epidural steroid injections for neck pain

May 16, 2025 Cervical radiculopathy, CTFESIs, ethics, neck pain, pain relief, pinched nerve, safety protocols, steroid injection

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition where a nerve in the neck gets pinched or irritated, often causing pain that travels from the neck down into

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The ethics of telling: Alzheimer’s, diagnosis, and the power of communication

April 30, 2025 Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's research, Alzheimer's treatment, Community health event, early diagnosis, ethics, Memory

When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, what we say – and how we say it – matters more than we might think. A new article

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Telemedicine need not be filtered out of dialysis centers

April 25, 2025 Dialysis, hemodialysis, kidney failure, nephrologist, Telemedicine

The COVID-19 pandemic fueled an explosion in the use of telemedicine for patient care. Telemedicine involves the use of video calls, phone consultations and other

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Advancing hospital care for children on the autism spectrum: The time is now

April 18, 2025 Advocate, ASD, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, autistic, Child, hospitals, parents, whole-child approach

No matter where in the hospital you work, you likely have encountered a child on the autism spectrum. If you have ever thought to yourself

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Baylor Health Policy Symposium 2025: Where policy meets practice

April 11, 2025 Advocacy, health policy, legislative, policy

From Medicaid reform to psychedelic therapy, health policy debates shape the way we experience healthcare every day. However, more and more states are being relied

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When access to hearing help isn’t equal

April 4, 2025 healthcare disparities, hearing, hearing healthcare, otolaryngologist, pediatrics

As a pediatric otolaryngologist, I’ll never forget the 7-year-old who arrived at our clinic after years without proper hearing intervention. Despite clear signs of hearing