Women experience heart attacks differently than men
You’ve seen the drama play out on television and in movies. When a man experiences a heart attack, he clutches his chest and moans in
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A first time for everything
I fidgeted uncomfortably, trying to hide the fact that my hands were shaking. Dr. Shepherd scrolled through the patient’s electronic medical records, leaning over with
Read MoreThe other ninety percent
Identifying details here have been changed to protect patient privacy. I knocked on the door of the examination room with my preceptor behind me and
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Challenges in weight loss: Doing it blind
Losing weight can be pretty complicated for most of us. Imagine doing it while going blind! That’s where I’m at these days. Retinopathy of prematurity
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A drug “browns” white fat to fight obesity
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H A rose might be a rose, but fat is not always what it seems. White fat cells
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Inside next-generation sequencing services at Baylor
This feature is part of an ongoing series that focuses on VIICTR.org, highlighting clinical and translational research at Baylor College of Medicine. Gene sequencing has the potential
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What’s the big deal about sleep?
A prescription for sleep might be just as important as prescription medications and not getting enough sleep can have a number of consequences. According to
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Don’t let shame or denial hold you back from your healthy self
While getting help from a doctor for your medical problem is important, there’s a step before that which is even more important – realizing, and
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Foot health: steps in the right direction
Foot health is not something that patients think about very often. Feet are very far away (relatively speaking) and often hiding inside shoes (out of
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The number of rare variant genes contributes to symptoms of genetic disease
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Genetic or Mendelian mutation in a gene is often the cause of disease, but the symptoms of that disorder may
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