A father’s joy turns to purpose
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)....
4 questions about COVID-19 vaccines and bivalent boosters, answered
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...
Cancer and COVID-19: What protection do antiviral therapies provide?
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...
Should you wear two face masks?
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...
How MD Anderson took COVID-19 safety in-house
MD Anderson has one of the world’s largest populations of immunocompromised patients. From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, that meant...
Cancer patients and the coronavirus: What you should know
Last updated March 30, 2020
Here are seven things cancer patients should know about coronaviruses, including the novel coronavirus...
How unexpected results can lead cancer research and treatment in new directions
Our Pedro Ramirez, M.D., caused a stir at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s annual meeting in March when he reported unexpected findings...
The end of antibiotics?
It was the real-life scenario physicians and pharmacists had feared.
A woman entered the ICU with a high fever and low white blood...
Spotlight on our surgical technologists
The first time Anthony Palmer assisted on an intradural spinal tumor surgery, the spinal nerves looked like fiber-optic cables, he thought...
Understanding neuropsychology and chemobrain
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...