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From daughter to doctor: How a breast cancer diagnosis shaped this physician’s career

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Oct 9, 2025

Physicians choose their specialties for a variety of reasons. For Kaitlin Bokhari, MD, a breast surgical oncologist on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center – Dallas, her work is shaped by a deeply...

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CEO Pete McCanna: My father’s list for change

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Sep 26, 2025

Late in life, my father battled Parkinson’s disease hundreds of miles away from me. I watched him try to navigate a healthcare system that felt disjointed, impersonal and incomplete. He was sent home with multiple prescriptions and no instructions. There was...

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Making a global impact: Orthopedic surgery team brings life-changing care to Kenya

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Sep 3, 2024

Improving the lives of others is at the heart of healthcare. While our physicians and healthcare providers make a significant impact in the communities where they work, sometimes they’re given the opportunity to travel further afield. By taking their skills...

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A day in the life of a labor and delivery nurse

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Nov 30, 2023

Labor and delivery nurses are present for one of the most pivotal moments in people's lives. They support mothers before, during and after childbirth and are crucial members of the delivery room team. One such labor and delivery (L&D) nurse...

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Beyond the operating room: OR nurse's 100-pound weight loss transforms her life

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Sep 1, 2023

Weight loss surgery can transform not only your physical appearance, but it also can improve your overall well-being. When conventional methods like exercise and other lifestyle changes aren’t enough, weight loss surgeries are a potential solution for adults who want...

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Why I love being a nurse: 5 RNs share what nursing means to them

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May 9, 2022

Nurses are many things—our caregivers, our advocates, our hand-holders, our cheerleaders and bedside companions. Our unshakable guardian angels. If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a nurse’s loving, expert care, you know firsthand how a simple vitals check and...

Training the doctors of tomorrow: How I became a “pretend patient”

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Jun 22, 2021

Growing up in Northern California, I had my heart set on Hollywood: acting for the camera in big-budget films and on the stage before sold-out theaters—all with a dash of fame, though not too much. Sounds reasonable, right? Truth be...

12 things nurses wish their patients knew about them

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May 6, 2021

As you can tell by my title, I’m not a nurse. I would never consider writing an article about what it’s like to be a nurse.As a chaplain that works closely with nurses, however, I see their dedication and skills...

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Meet the opera singing nurse who comforts patients with her voice

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Dec 11, 2020

From singing in musical productions to caring for patients in the operating room — meet Christine Giammona, BSN, RN, CNOR.When she was only 2 years old, Christine sang her first solo in a church Christmas program. Deemed her “gift” by...

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Physician launches care package program for COVID-19 patients and staff

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Jul 31, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of healthcare, both inside the hospital and out. As the virus began to necessitate restrictions on hospital visitor policies, one physician was troubled by the thought of patients spending their days alone in...

Women in Medicine: 19-year breast cancer survivor fights for early detection

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Mar 6, 2020

In Women in Medicine, read stories of Baylor Scott & White physicians, leaders, employees and patients who are inspiring and empowering other women to live healthy lives.As a child, Elizabeth Jekot, MD, was always mesmerized by puzzles. It’s that thrill of...

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Women in Medicine: How this surgeon is inspiring the next generation of doctors

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Mar 6, 2020

In Women in Medicine, read stories of Baylor Scott & White physicians, leaders, employees and patients who are inspiring and empowering other women to live healthy lives.Today she lives out her calling as a general surgeon, but Dr. Elizabeth Papaila’s path...

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Women in Medicine: Empowering strong women at home and abroad

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Mar 5, 2020

In Women in Medicine, read stories of Baylor Scott & White physicians, leaders, employees and patients who are inspiring and empowering other women to live healthy lives. If you ask Tiffany Jackson, MD, who has inspired her most in life, she...

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Doctor’s Office: A visit with Michael Ramsay

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Nov 21, 2019

As it should be, a visit to the doctor is all about you, when the physician leads the question-asking. “Doctor’s Office” turns the tables so we can get to know our Baylor Scott & White Health doctors better — as people.The doctorMichael...

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Doctor’s Office: A visit with Giuliano Testa

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Sep 4, 2019

As it should be, a visit to the doctor is all about you, when the physician leads the question-asking. “Doctor’s Office” turns the tables so we can get to know our Baylor Scott & White Health doctors better —...

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The Singing Nurse: How music became part of my medicine

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May 7, 2019

  Around Baylor University Medical Center, they call me “the Singing Nurse.” You may have heard my voice floating through the hospital atrium, or my humming filling the hallways as I weave in and out of patient rooms. Music has...

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Reflections on the medical mission trip that changed my life and nursing career

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Mar 1, 2019

Motivated by her own experiences with poverty, one registered nurse followed her calling and took her skills overseas on a medical mission trip to serve some of the poorest and least fortunate families in west Africa. Jacqueline Gallegos, RN, spent...

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Why empathy matters in healthcare

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Feb 21, 2019

In times of heartache or confusion, empathy can make the difference. I experienced this firsthand when my father was days away from dying. My mother, with great feeling, spoke to my dad’s doctor about how she believed wholeheartedly my dad...

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Bridging the gap between healthcare and faith

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Jan 16, 2019

In order to improve the health and wellness of a community, we must find a way to bridge the gap between healthcare and faith. To that end, Baylor Scott & White Health’s Faith Community Health program leverages the power of...

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Why being a physician is a blessing and a privilege

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Dec 17, 2018

I feel privileged to be an orthopedic surgeon. Every day, I have the chance to make an impact on someone else’s life, to give someone back their independence, to help someone walk again. No two days are the same, but...