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The Texas Cancer Interception Institute: Innovating the future of cancer early detection

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Mar 27, 2025

What if we could detect cancer earlier, even before symptoms start? That’s the mission of a new initiative from Baylor Scott & White called the Texas Cancer Interception Institute. Bringing together innovations in genomic sequencing, biomarker detection and more, we...

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Jen’s story: Achieving the dream of motherhood with a uterus transplant

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Jan 13, 2025

Jen Dingle holds two impressive motherhood “records,” both of which, just a decade earlier, she was told were impossible to achieve. The records? Jen was the second woman to deliver a baby in the United States following a uterus transplant....

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How uterus transplants are making parenthood possible

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Jan 6, 2025

Peyton Meave and her husband, Adam, didn’t have to travel far to enroll in a clinical trial for a new procedure that could eventually make their dream of becoming pregnant come true. Born without a uterus due to a condition...

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Connecting and changing lives: The Uterus Transplant Program

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Dec 30, 2024

When Liza Johannesson, MD, PhD, a gynecological surgeon on the medical staff of Baylor University Medical Center, started a uterus transplant clinical trial in 2016, she expected donated uteruses to come from an equal mix of both living and deceased...

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Embracing AI: Your personal health assistant

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Apr 25, 2024

From streamlining administrative tasks to enhancing diagnosis and treatment, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming every aspect of the healthcare journey. AI-powered predictive analytics help hospitals anticipate people’s needs and allocate resources more efficiently, reducing wait times and improving overall satisfaction....

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Celebrating 10 years of Scrubbing In with exciting changes

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Mar 31, 2023

We have reached an incredible milestone, celebrating a decade of bringing hands-on healthcare discussions to you. During the 10 years since we first launched the Scrubbing In blog, we've had the privilege of sharing unique patient stories, breaking healthcare news...

Baylor Scott & White Health recognized as 2020 “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion”

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Jul 24, 2020

For ER radiology technician Paul Petter, hearing loss had simply become a fact of life. After an infection ruptured his right ear drum more than 20 years ago, he underwent multiple restorative surgeries, but nothing seemed to help.Despite his impaired...

How community health workers are alleviating food insecurity during the pandemic

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Jun 11, 2020

Adjusting to the “new normal” during COVID-19 has been a challenge for us all as we find our new rhythms and routines. But for some, it has made meeting even the most basic needs a struggle. Food insecurity has seen a...

How barber shops are combatting high blood pressure in South Dallas

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Apr 17, 2019

Gerard Claiborne — also known as “Big G Da Barber” — has an ambition and a vision for barber, beauty and nail shops that extends well beyond grooming. He believes barbers and beauticians should serve as healthcare “second responders” who...

Tackling social determinants of health outside the hospital walls

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Apr 8, 2019

It was clear the 63-year-old Irving man at a Baylor Scott & White community clinic needed help — and that his diabetes wasn’t the only problem at hand. Clinic personnel noted that he seemed disconnected with the outside world and...

How this digital data tool empowers doctors to make personalized decisions for your care

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Apr 2, 2019

When it comes to healthcare, Americans’ top priorities are lowering costs and affordable insurance, a recent study suggests. In the last year, healthcare spending in the U.S. increased by more than 5 percent, a trend that is expected to continue...

Baylor Scott & White addresses social determinants of health through community volunteer initiative

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Mar 13, 2019

Being born into poverty, growing up with curtailed opportunities for education and employment, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood — these factors, called social determinants of health, are like the cards you’re dealt in a game of poker. It’s hard to...

Baylor Scott & White brings innovative care model to one of America’s fastest-growing communities

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Dec 1, 2018

Imagine convenient and affordable healthcare all under one roof, right in your neighborhood, available when you need it. Your doctors are connected and access the same health information as they work together to help you get — and stay —...

How Baylor Scott & White is driving digital innovation from the inside out

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Oct 17, 2018

In A Leadership Perspective, Baylor Scott & White Health leaders share insights on healthcare industry trends, current issues and best practices.Consumer-driven industries — from hotels and airlines, to food services and entertainment — have experienced incredible growth in recent years thanks...

The changing role of hospitals as healthcare evolves

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Sep 11, 2018

In A Leadership Perspective, Baylor Scott & White Health leaders share insights on healthcare industry trends, current issues and best practices.The healthcare landscape is rapidly changing, right down to the very core of what the word “healthcare” means. Our definition of...

Baylor Scott & White opens destination sports performance and research facility in Frisco

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Jun 20, 2018

Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star takes center stage in the world of sports performance and safety. There was a time in the not-too-distant past that Frisco, Texas, was the home of one 3A high school...

Why value-based care is the key to high-quality, affordable healthcare

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Jun 13, 2018

In A Leadership Perspective, Baylor Scott & White Health leaders share insights on healthcare industry trends, current issues and best practices.It’s no secret that medical care in America is expensive. As healthcare spending continues to rise, some healthcare providers have responded...

Why patient experience matters now more than ever

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Apr 24, 2018

In A Leadership Perspective, Baylor Scott & White Health leaders share insights on healthcare industry trends, current issues and best practices.The healthcare landscape is rapidly changing — and with it, the concept of patient experience.Gone are the days when healthcare was...

How technology is shaping the future of healthcare

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Mar 7, 2018

In A Leadership Perspective, Baylor Scott & White Health leaders share insights on healthcare industry trends, current issues and best practices.A growing number of health systems are harnessing the power of technology to better serve patients, moving the industry toward a...

Reducing the risk of opioid abuse after surgery

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Jan 17, 2018

Opioids can be useful immediately after surgery for postoperative pain control, but there is a tendency to overprescribe. A recent study found that 6 percent of patients continued to use the drugs for at least three months after surgery.“Traditionally, doctors...