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![Texas Vista Medical Center surgeon, Dr. Ashwini Kumar removes the appendix using laparoscopy single-site surgery on 37-year-old Frances Cooper, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. Single-site laparoscopy involved only one cut on the patientÕs abdomen and allows for faster recovery.]()
Relentless pain occurring after a biopsy calls for a specialistPost-thoracotomy pain syndrome can happen after a biopsy or after open surgery to the lung. By definition, it must last more than two months, and the quality is often described as a burning feeling.By Keith Roach, M.D.
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![Kavya Patel poses for a portrait at her home on Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Sugar Land. During her freshman year at the University of Houston, she had a sudden heart arrest, fell down and hit her head, resulting in a major brain injury/bleed. She died at least three times -- once at home, once in an ambulance and in the operating room. Her doctors believe it is a miracle how she beat the odds. ( J. Patric Schneider / For the Chronicle )Kavya Patel poses for a portrait at her home on Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Sugar Land. During her freshman year at the University of Houston, she had a sudden heart arrest, fell down and hit her head, resulting in a major brain injury/bleed. She died at least three times -- once at home, once in an ambulance and in the operating room. Her doctors believe it is a miracle how she beat the odds.]()
Sugar Land student flatlines 3 times. Now she's recoveringA sudden heart failure and brain injury nearly cost Kavya Patel her life during her freshman year of college.By Lindsay Peyton
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![Astrodome Conservancy hosts 3rd annual Race for the Dome this Saturday, Apr. 15 at NRG Park, presented by The Astros Foundation.]()
Race for the Dome and other upcoming fitness events in HoustonThe Houston Astrodome turns 58 years old and hundreds of fans will celebrate at the third annual Race for the Dome.By Ana Khan
NUTRITION
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![The blood type diet says that your blood type tells you your ancestry, and we thrive on the food our ancestors ate.]()
Weight-loss diets boil down to one thing, and it’s not science jargonIf you’ve lost weight on a crank diet, it’s because you’ve found a way to eat fewer calories than you expend.By Tamar Haspel
