By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), peak influenza (flu) season occurs in the fall and winter. Despite there being an annual vaccine, many Americans will likely still be hospitalized from complications of the flu—which is frightening…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Effective and efficient disaster recovery is necessary for individuals, the community and businesses to return to normal functioning from large-scale disasters like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. In recent years, unmanned robots have been used to facilitate rescue,…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Carrie L. Byington, MD, dean of the Texas A&M College of Medicine, senior vice president of the Texas A&M University Health Science Center and vice chancellor for health services at The Texas A&M University System,…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Screenings are the best way to detect cancer early, and early detection is more likely to lead to better outcomes. However, for those individuals without health insurance, screening tests can often be prohibitively expensive. To help women access these…
By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Whether you’re awake because your child is or because you’re having a late night out or pulling an all-nighter to finish some work, you will feel it the next day. But what happens when one night becomes a habit? An…
Dr. Zhilei Chen’s grant could lead to a new, engineering approach to treating diseases. (Health Science Center) By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced that Zhilei Chen, PhD, associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Medicine, is a recipient…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center A lack of competition among health insurance providers can cause problems, including high and rising insurance premiums. Some people have thought to remedy this by allowing consumers to buy health insurance across state lines. The principal argument…
Students operate on dummies at a recent Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fort Hood. By Katherine Hancock, Texas A&M University Health Science Center For Tillman Scholar and veteran Andrew Fisher, his time at medical school is not just spent learning; he’s also sharing his knowledge with fellow medical students.
Marc St. Peter, left, and Chris Wisor lend a hand cleaning up as floodwaters from Hurricane Irma recede September 13, 2017 in Middleburg, Florida. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) By Christine Crudo Blackburn, Gerald W. Parker and Morten Wendelbo, Texas A&M University, for The Conversation Even as the floodwaters from Hurricanes Harvey…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center When people think of the oil and gas industry, typically public health is not the first thing that comes to their minds. However, this is an extremely important domain for public health researchers as S. Camille Peres, PhD,…