What is the importance of health literacy?
Isabel Valdez discusses why health literacy matters and what can be done to alleviate disparities in healthcare.
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Finding meaning in ‘death with dignity’
A medical student’s perspective on being “in limbo” and how to think about medical intervention and death.
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Child labor: What are the health and social implications?
What are the long-term health risks of child labor, and what can be done to establish new policies and community support?
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Baylor College of Medicine celebrates research excellence with DeBakey Awards
The 2021 DeBakey Research Awards go to: Dr. Benjamin Deneen, Dr. Hana El Sahly, Dr. Fasiha Kanwal, Dr. Nuo Li and Dr. Zheng Sun.
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The canary in a coal mine: Measles as an indicator of humanitarian progress
How do we address the underlying conditions that prevent complete measles eradication?
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Diagnosing ovarian cancer: What are the risk factors and symptoms?
Gynecologic oncologists at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center answer common questions about ovarian cancer risk factors and screening.
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Understanding granulomatous mastitis, a rare breast condition
What is granulomatous mastitis, a mysterious breast disease that stays around for weeks, months or even years?
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New COVID-19 vaccine formulation produces effective vaccine candidate
Novel vaccine candidate will be easy to produce at large scale and cost-effective, especially in low- to middle-income countries.
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Progress Notes MS1/MS4 profile: Will Frankel
Fourth-year medical student Will Frankel discusses his interest in adult cardiac surgery and shares advice for medical students.
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Back pain myths: Fact or fiction?
Dr. Wyatt Kupperman, a spine specialist with Baylor Medicine, answers common questions about back pain.
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