Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
June 10, 2019
Jonathan Kopel
5 citations
Increasing work hours, patient loads, and regulations have increased burnout among health care professionals, forcing many to neglect their own physical and emotional well-being. In response, several health care organizations are encouraging physicians to adopt mindfulness practices to reduce burnout and difficulties maintaining work-life balance. It is unclear whether mindfulness will improve...
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
2019
Jonathan Kopel
Near-death experiences (NDEs) have been a source of controversy within academia and the public. NDEs occur in 10% to 20% of patients who have come close to death and consist of vivid, subjective experiences that occur during life-threatening emergencies. Specifically, NDEs include out-of-body experiences, pleasant feelings, seeing deceased relatives, a life review, or a conscious return into...
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
April 3, 2018
Connie Nugent, Gilbert G. Berdine, Kenneth M. Nugent
9 citations
The undead have a significant role in mythology, religion, folklore, and literature. In the 1800s, the word zombie was used to describe reanimated corpses in the Caribbean who often worked on plantations doing long, arduous field work. The movie White Zombie was released in 1932 and exploited this folklore, but it ignored the fact that zombies represent one outcome in Vodou religious beliefs...
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
October 1, 2012
Justin Sacks, M Jordan Ray, Sue Williams et al.
18 citations
We present a case of a fatal toxic leukoencephalopathy following ingestion of a new psychoactive designer drug known as 2C-E or "Europa." Recreational drugs, particularly hallucinogenic substances, appear to be growing in popularity, with increasing amounts of information available via the Internet to entice potential users. In addition, some newer "designer" psychoactive substances are...
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
October 1, 2000
Consciousness: a brief review of the riddle.