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Empathy is both an interesting and important element of healthcare. Displaying emotions was once taught to be an unacceptable weakness. However, in the ever-evolving field

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Body and mind: Teen Health Clinic takes comprehensive approach to healthcare

November 5, 2019 Dr. Peggy Smith, Healthcare, Melissa Tucker, Teen Health Clinic

Exams, college acceptances, and learning how to navigate the adult world are all things that adolescents have to take on in their youth. Fortunately for

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What is the role of genetic counseling in breast cancer care?

October 31, 2019 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Genetic counseling, Healthcare, Nicole Blanton

When actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she was a carrier of a genetic mutation that increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer,

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Understanding ALS

October 23, 2019 Alexandria Bland, ALS, Healthcare, Neurology

In 2014, millions of Americans participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which helped to raise awareness for the disease. Five years later, researchers are

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Baggage and back pain: What’s the connection?

October 16, 2019 Healthcare, Melissa Tucker, Orthopedic surgery, Pain

Everyone has their own baggage, and it usually includes the phone, tablet, laptop, notebooks, makeup, toiletry bags, lunch bag, change of clothes, change of shoes,

A flu vaccine needle being put into an arm.

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Three tips to stay healthy this flu season

October 14, 2019 Flu, Healthcare

The 2019-2020 flu season has arrived, and the CDC says about 8% of Americans become ill with the flu each year and thousands die from

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Know your risk for ovarian cancer

October 10, 2019 Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Healthcare, Nicole Blanton, obstetrics and gynecology, ovarian cancer

While ovarian cancer is considered to be a relatively rare disease, it is also the most lethal gynecologic cancer, causing more deaths than any other

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Why hearing loss inspired me to become an audiologist

October 2, 2019 Audiology Services, Healthcare, hearing loss, otolaryngology

When I was 19 years old, my life changed in a way that I never could have imagined. On Jan. 5, 2011, my hearing was

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What is polycystic ovary syndrome?

September 30, 2019 Healthcare, Melissa Tucker, obstetrics and gynecology, Women's Health

Although thousands of women in the United States are diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) every year, the disorder and its symptoms are still widely

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What you should know about mesothelioma

September 26, 2019 Cancer, Debbie Sugarbaker, Healthcare, Mesothelioma, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

It’s been five years since mesothelioma treatment pioneer, Dr. David Sugarbaker, arrived in Houston to open the Lung Institute and the Mesothelioma Treatment Center at