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“Go check on the patient in room ten. She has alcohol-induced cirrhosis and is on the transplant list.” My preceptor’s words caught me off guard

Momentum

Hormone therapy trial leads to hope in breast cancer fight

October 1, 2018 Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center

After years of having a lump in her breast examined through an annual mammogram and receiving benign results, Maria’s doctor told her she should get

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Grace under fire: Fighting breast cancer with courage, community support

September 19, 2018 Allison Mickey, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Julie Nangia

When Marion Gordey was diagnosed with invasive carcinoma lobular breast cancer in January 2018, she was determined to receive the best care possible. But Marion

Policywise

A gathering of biohackers: The future of science?

September 14, 2018 Biohackers, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Christi Guerrini, DIY

It wasn’t a typical science convention. The setting was an Oakland community center and panel topics included immortality, implanted hand magnets, and genetic modification of

Progress Notes

Fears of first-year medical students: How to cope

September 11, 2018 Education, Medical Education, School of Medicine, Student Life

At the beginning of the school year, we asked our incoming first-year medical school students about some of their fears. It was surprising that many

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The opioid crisis: What are dangers of fentanyl and its derivatives?

August 29, 2018 Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, Dr. Thomas Kosten, Nicole Blanton, opioids

By now, you are likely aware of the opioid epidemic in the United States. While there has been much public discussion about the abuse of

From The Labs

Thinking outside the box to fight back neurodegeneration

August 28, 2018 autophagy, lysosome disease, MPS IIIB, mucopolysaccharidoses IIIB, Neurodegeneration, Research, TFEB, trehalose

Neurodegeneration in a disease called mucopolysaccharidoses IIIB (MPS IIIB) results from the abnormal accumulation of essential molecules called mucopolysaccharides. In his lab at Baylor College