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A stethoscope with a bright red heart sitting next to it.

Michael Sheehan provides an overview of the many conditions that fall under heart failure and describes some treatment methods.

A person holding a knife and chopping slices of cheese to go along with nuts, breads and other finger foods already placed on serving platters.

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Injury treatment and prevention: avoid holiday mishaps!

November 23, 2022 accidents, Holidays, injury prevention, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Sarah Allen provides tips to prevent accidents in the kitchen, falls while decorating and incidents in the fireplace.

A holiday dinner table with plates and silverware laid out with a bunch of candy canes set in a glass jar in the middle of the table.

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Nine Tips for Maintaining Weight through the Holiday Season

November 16, 2022 Holidays, Nutrition and Wellness

Nutritionists at Baylor College of Medicine advise that you can enjoy most food, but remember to eat them in moderation.

The words "Pancreatic Cancer" spelled out with Scrabble tiles.

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Current Pancreatic Cancer Research at Baylor Medicine

November 9, 2022 Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, pancreatic cancer

Baylor researchers conduct studies to investigate more effective treatments and detection methods for pancreatic cancer

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New research is changing the way surgeons treat lung cancer

November 2, 2022 Dr. Ramiro Fernandez, lobectomy, lung cancer, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, segmentectomy, thoracic surgery

New research is completely changing the way surgeons operate on patients with lung cancer. Dr. Ramiro Fernandez explains how this will help patients.

Side-by-side images of Kimberly Craig before and after weight loss surgery.

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Walk from obesity

October 26, 2022 Department of Surgery, Walk from Obesity, weight loss surgery

The Weight Loss and Metabolic Center at Baylor Medicine encourages community members to join a Nov. 5 virtual walkathon.

A person outdoors, standing with a mountain range visible in the distance. The person is blowing a thick cloud of vape smoke.

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Is vaping really that bad?

October 19, 2022 E-Cigarettes, lung injury, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Vaping

Dr. Ramiro Fernandez says while the long-term effects of vaping aren’t known, there is acute lung injury associated with vaping called EVALI.

Judy Howell, smiling while sitting in her living room

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A Team Approach to Breast Surgery

October 12, 2022 Breast Cancer, breast reconstruction, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center

Judy Howell, a breast cancer survivor and patient at Baylor Medicine, shares her experience with breast reconstruction surgery.

A display of three light-pink cloth ribbons. Each is looped at the top and folded over itself in the traditional breast cancer ribbon style. The three ribbons sit on a darker pink surface. The middle ribbon is larger, and the ones on either side are smaller.

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Breast Cancer Early Detection: How and Why

October 5, 2022 Breast Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, early detection

“The earlier we can catch a cancer, the better the chance we have to beat it,” says Dr. Alastair Thompson, professor and section chief of breast surgery in Baylor’s division of surgical oncology.

Taylor Vickers, physician assistant, stands inside a clinic, dressed in scrubs and leaning against medical equipment.

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All about Advanced Practice Providers in the Department of Surgery

September 28, 2022 advanced practice providers, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

As part of National APP week we highlight advanced practice providers, medical professionals who work in tandem with a supervising doctor.