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Dr. Garnet Blatchford is the former vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer for Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital. She's also a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon. She values the lifelong relationships that colorectal surgeons develop with pat…

Many of my patients take an 81 mg baby aspirin daily. When I ask why, I get a variety of answers and often puzzled looks.Some patients reason that it’s over-the-counter and safe. Others say they’re hoping to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Some don’t know why, just that somebody recommend…