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- By: Norman Smit
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Dr Kendra Outler recently spoke with Medical Doctor Jacquelyn Seymour Turner, Professor of Surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine, on the What the Doctor Say with Dr K podcast. In this episode, it touches on the shortfall of Black physicians in the profession. This is the second half of a two-part series with Dr Turner, who also holds the positions of Vice Chair of Surgical Education as well as Section Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery at Tulane.
- By: Norman Smit
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Dr Kendra Outler recently had the pleasure of speaking with Medical Doctor Jacquelyn Seymour Turner, Professor of Surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine, on the What the Doctor Say with DrK podcast. The topic was colorectal disease. Dr Turner also holds the positions of Vice Chair of Surgical Education as well as Section Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery at Tulane.
- By: Norman Smit
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Dr K was invited to Inside the Issues, a weekly show hosted by Dr Wilmer Leon on Sirius FM to discuss heart health. February is heart health month, and the theme of the discussion on the show was Go Red for Women - the American Heart Association's signature initiative for cardiovascular health (CVD).
- By: Dr Kendra Outler MD
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Over 100,000 Americans are diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder that affects the shape of red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of the body. In sickle cell anemia, some red blood cells are half-shaped, becoming rigid and sticky, which can slow or block blood flow and cause the patient to suffer.
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September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. More than 100,000 Americans are diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder that affects the shape of red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of the body. In sickle cell anemia, some red blood cells are half-shaped, becoming rigid and sticky, which can slow or block blood flow and cause the patient to suffer.
