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Dr. Jarett Berry cautions that online risk calculators should not be the only tools for assessing your risk of a heart attack or stroke over the next five to 10 years. Read More

Taking Avastin before breast cancer surgery could significantly shrink tumors and reduce the chance of recurrence in women with less common but more aggressive forms of breast cancer. Read More

Caffeine has benefits, but it can be harmful if we consume too much. KERA’s Sam Baker talked about this in Health Checkup with Dr. James Bibb. Read More

Dr. Philipp Scherer, director of the Touchstone Center for Diabetes Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been recognized as a rising star in Texas research by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas. Read More

Dr. Beth Levine and her colleagues sheds some light on the matter of exercise protecting us against illness. Read More

Deaf children who already had one cochlear implant had improvements in speech, hearing and related quality of life measures after a second was implanted in the other ear. Read More

Dr. Edward Livingston comments on Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding. Read More

Cleaning and storing contact lenses isn't complicated, but it does require adherence to certain simple but important steps. Read More

Edward Livingston, a surgery professor at UT Southwestern, said the fact that patients gained less weight on a low-protein diet but still accumulated substantial body fat suggests relying on BMI measurement may be misleading. Read More