Early in his career, Rodney Quindoy thrived on being a critical care nurse who helped patients recover from medical emergencies. Little could prepare him, though, for his own daughter’s terminal cancer diagnosis shortly after he joined MD Anderson’s Patient Safety department in 2014.
“She had such a radiant smile and charisma,” he says of Mikayla, who was diagnosed on New Year’s Eve with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)....
Last updated on Oct. 13, 2022
You’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19, but is it time for your next booster? Which type of booster should...
Last updated Jan. 31, 2023
If you or someone you know has had COVID-19 recently, you may have heard of PAXLOVID. Maybe you’ve even...
Last updated March 9, 2021
World leaders, celebrities and your neighbors are doubling up on their face masks to strengthen their protection against new COVID-19 variants. So, do you need to wear two face masks when you go out in public? What kind of mask is best?
Here are answers to commonly asked questions on face masks.
Are two masks better than one to protect against COVID-19?
Research from the...
MD Anderson has one of the world’s largest populations of immunocompromised patients. From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, that meant...
Last updated March 30, 2020
Here are seven things cancer patients should know about coronaviruses, including the novel coronavirus...
Our Pedro Ramirez, M.D., caused a stir at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s annual meeting in March when he reported unexpected findings...
It was the real-life scenario physicians and pharmacists had feared.
A woman entered the ICU with a high fever and low white blood...
The first time Anthony Palmer assisted on an intradural spinal tumor surgery, the spinal nerves looked like fiber-optic cables, he thought...
Jeffrey Wefel, Ph.D., started out as a professional soccer player. But after an injury, he went on to study injuries of the brain, inspired...