While the number of organ donations after circulatory death (DCD) continues to grow in the United States and worldwide, it is yet to be accepted universally as a viable option to serve patients on the waiting list. Donation after circulatory death was the topic of the 7th Innovations in Transplant Summit, hosted April 22 and 23 by Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Dallas), part of Baylor Scott & White Health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that an estimated 140 million Americans have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus based on data collected from blood tests taken through January 2022. Many of these Americans are still feeling the after-effects of the virus known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), or “long COVID.” The cases of PASC are becoming so common that lawmakers introduced a bill to fund research into the long-term effects of the disease and expand treatment resources for people experiencing them.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is estimated to affect nearly 20% of Americans. Recent advances in our understanding of GERD have changed clinical practice. Therefore, in February 2022, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) released an updated set of guidelines for the diagnosis and management of GERD. Research from Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Dallas), part of Baylor Scott & White Health, helped shape these new practice guidelines.
Conducting multidisciplinary research is a hallmark of work done through Baylor Scott & White Research Institute (BSWRI). At Baylor Scott & White Health, multiregional research collaborations extend across the integrated health system. One such endeavor is the COVID Recovery Clinic, which was recently recognized with the 2022 Internal Medicine Research Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).
African American women have higher rates of diabetes and obesity than White women, increasing their risk for multiple chronic diseases. Although lifestyle interventions such as diet and exercise can help, African American women also tend to benefit less from these interventions than White women. Baylor Scott & White Research Institute researcher Heather Kitzman, PhD, had the important idea that faith-based interventions may be more successful than typical interventions to engage African American women in weight loss and other healthy behaviors. Her team’s publication on this work was recently honored with the Dorothy Nyswander 2021 Paper of the Year Award from the American Journal of Health Promotion.
