And now, your community health forecast…
In the not-so-distant future, people might be able to tune in to their favorite news source for an update on their community health status.
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Tips for setting healthy eating goals from a dietitian
Senior registered dietitian Claire Edgemon offers a guide to setting SMART goals for healthy New Year’s resolutions.
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Rett patients receive a new gene therapy treatment at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine
Nearly 25 years after the discovery that mutations in MECP2 gene cause Rett syndrome, the first gene therapy trial for this difficult-to-treat condition is underway.
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The Coldest Continent on Earth: An Analog for Space Health Research?
Baylor’s Center for Space Medicine and the The Australian Antarctic Division team up to study crews living in extended cold conditions.
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Exploring the complexity of ethics and Artificial Intelligence: Reflections and responsibilities
“Which suicides are morally permissible to prevent?” This question caught my attention during a session at the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) annual conference last
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Unlocking the Secrets of Maternal RSV Immunization: What Every Parent Should Know
On May 18, 2023, the FDA voted to approve Pfizer’s bivalent RSVpreF (Abrysvo) vaccine for pregnant women to protect their newborns against respiratory syncytial virus
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How to celebrate when you don’t drink
Dr. Thomas Kosten offers advice on how to enjoy holiday gatherings when you’ve decided not to drink alcohol.
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Uninsured immigrant children and access to health care
My patient was 15 years old when he was in a severe car accident. After finally going home from the hospital almost six months later,
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Breast cancer patient on a mission to spread info about genetic counseling and testing
Baylor Medicine surgeon Dr. Pabel Miah says that early detection is extremely effective in the fight against breast cancer.
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What becoming a patient taught me about responsible opioid prescribing
In early 2015, I was a postdoctoral fellow in bioethics with a research portfolio largely focused on climate change ethics, food ethics, overpopulation and other
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