How sleep affects a hangover
“Having healthy habits around drinking alcohol and being thoughtful about alcohol use is going to be the best way to limit the hangover effects,” Shafer said.
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Emergency Medicine
Growing Up Baylor – DeBakey High School Edition: Dr. Sara Andrabi
Learn how Dr. Sara Andrabi’s time at DeBakey High School impacted her career in honor of the school’s 50th anniversary.
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Under the masks: Emergency medicine doctors reflect on COVID-19
They are physicians, mentors, partners, mothers, sisters, friends, colleagues – but most evidently now, they are heroes. I (virtually) sat down with five women physicians,
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Throwback Thursday: Old School Ambulance
In case of a medical emergency, you may consider calling 911 to request an ambulance. While an ambulance ride can be scary, it certainly looks
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How to respond in aftermath of a snake bite
Spring is in full swing, which means more opportunities to go hiking or camping with family and friends. However, warmer weather also brings snakes out
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Organize your hurricane prep kit today
The Atlantic hurricane season has been underway since June 1 and officially runs through Nov. 30. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials predict the Atlantic
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Shaping the future of healthcare through biodesign
When you hear the word “biodesign” what comes to mind? The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Biodesign Program is an initiative within the TMC Innovation Institute
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The limits of compassion: Dialysis and the undocumented – A solution
Editor’s note: This post is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one. Over the past half-century, significant legal roadblocks to providing healthcare services
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The limits of compassion: Dialysis and the undocumented – The problem
Editor’s note: This blog post is the first part of a two-part series. Mr. H and I shared stories in his hospital room on a
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Freestanding emergency departments: Potential lessons for policy makers
Matthew Stampfl, a second-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, recently addressed the following question: “Can freestanding emergency departments expand access to acute care
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