Doctors Collaborating on New Research at Dallas Cancer Symposium
KTVT-TV (CBS 11)
January 24, 2013 – The Texas Cancer Vaccine Symposium – a collaboration between Baylor Health Care System and MD Anderson Cancer Center – is the subject of this news story, which includes an interview with director of Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dr. Alan Miller. Baylor patient Michelle Berendt is interviewed about her hope that events like this will stimulate further research to make a difference in the fight against cancer. Watch Video
Busting Diabetes With ‘Microbubbles’: A Battlefield Breakthrough
KERA (901. FM)
January 21, 2013 – In this story, Dr. Paul Grayburn is interviewed about his research on using microbubbles to help those with diabetes. Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie patient Patricia Moreland is interviewed about her experience with diabetes. Listen to Story
Study Links Alzheimer's to B Vitamins
Fox 4
January 8, 2013 - Studies performed by researchers at Baylor back up what could one day help prevent Alzheimer's disease -- that a lack of the B vitamins may contribute to its onset. See the Report
How One Dallas Resident Doesn't Let Type 1 Diabetes Slow Her Down
The Dallas Morning News
November 6, 2012 - In this story, Dr. Priscilla Hollander, medical director of the Baylor Endocrine Center, and her patient, Marjorie Poché, discuss the surprising increase in type 1 diabetes diagnoses. Read More
Baylor Explores Alternatives to Blood Pressure Medications
D Healthcare Daily
October 29, 2012 -- Baylor Health Care System researchers are studying an approach that could help normalize blood pressure without medication. The Symplicity trial tests a minimally invasive procedure known as renal denervation that uses heat generated by radio frequency to disrupt nerve communication to and from the kidneys. This treatment can reduce over-activity in the sympathetic nervous system, which is a frequent cause of chronic high blood pressure. Read Blog
Enzyme Therapy Allows Child with Rare Genetic Mutation Comfort Closer to Home
WFAA-TV (Channel 8)
October 29, 2012 -- Baylor Research Institute principal investigator, Dr. Raphael Schiffmann, of the Institute for Metabolic Disease, was interviewed for a story on WFAA-8. Included in the interview was one of his pediatric patients and the patient's mother. The young patient is being treated for a genetic mutation that causes Fabry disease. The family had been flying to Dallas for treatment every week for more than a year. See the Interview
Is Your Shower Making You Sick?
KTVT-TV (CBS11)
October 9, 2012 -- Baylor pulmonologist Dr. Mark Millard and one of his patients were featured in a CBS11 story about non-tuberculous mycobacteria, which when aerosolized can sicken people with already weakened lungs. The story takes a light look at the fact that many people are exposed to the bacteria in their showers or hot tubs. Read More
Department of Education Grant Funds Research on Traumatic Brain Injury Rehab at Baylor Dallas
D Magazine
October 9, 2012 -- Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation and researcher Dr. Shahid Shafi were profiled on the D Magazine health care blog today. The post covers the recent $2.2 million grant awarded by the Department of Education for the study of rehabilitation programs for patients with traumatic brain injury. Read More
Catching a Cancer: Viral Culprits May Explain a Host of Tumors with As-Yet Unknown Triggers
Science News
July 28, 2012 -- C. Richard Boland, a gastroenterologist on staff at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and principal investigator for Baylor Research Institute, was interviewed by freelance journalist Laura Beil about the role viruses may play in cancer. Read More
Flavor in Curry Favored by Some for Joint Pain
Wall Street Journal
July 16, 2012 -- Dr. Ajay Goel, a principal investigator for Baylor Research Institute, was quoted in a story that considers the potential benefits of curry spices as natural alternatives to arthritis medication. Read More
Last Chance Heart Procedure Saving Lives: Patient Now Plans Trip to Europe With Son
KDAF-TV (CW33)
May 7, 2012 – Because of a faulty aortic valve clogged with calcium, Gloria Ezaki, 75, was living on borrowed time. She was not a candidate for traditional open heart surgery; however, she did qualify for the newly approved--minimally invasive TAVR procedure. Dr. David Brown, medical director, THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano, inserted a catheter through a needle prick in her groin and guided a balloon and tissue heart valve through the artery up to the heart. The new valve was positioned inside Gloria's existing valve using the balloon to deploy the frame which held the new valve. It all takes about 90 minutes. Watch Video
Doctors, Researchers Credit Estrogen With Improving Recovery Time
KTVT-TV (CBS11)
May 3, 2012— North Texas doctors believe they may have found a wonder drug –– something that could help patients heal up to six times faster. Researchers at Baylor Research Institute of Dallas are using estrogen in a groundbreaking clinical trial involving trauma patients. According to Dr. Michael Ramsay, president of BRI, the female hormone surrounds dying cells, keeps them alive, and even begins to heal them. Watch Video
Researcher Testing Inhalable Insulin for Diabetics
WFAA-TV (Channel 8)
May 3, 2012— Researchers in Dallas are studying an experimental therapy that could eliminate insulin injections for both type 1 and type 2 diabetics. It is the same medicine but in powder form that a patient breathes in through their mouth. Dr. Priscilla Hollander is leading the clinical trial at the Baylor Endocrine Center in Dallas. She believes the sheer convenience of inhalable insulin will make managing diabetes easier. Watch Video