HeyJaredThe Last Zebra
“The Last Zebra” draws its essence from the timeless medical adage: “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” Coined by Dr. Theodore Woodward in the 1940s, this maxim reminds us to prioritize common diagnoses over rare and improbable ones.
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Mortgage Lender: What Most Renters Don't Know About Building Wealth (opens the original)
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Is buying a home still the American Dream—or has the market changed the rules? Mike Domangue, Senior Mortgage Loan Officer, breaks down what today’s housing market means for buyers, from interest rates and rising insurance costs to affordability, debt, and the future of homeownership. Are 3% mortgage rates coming back? Should you wait to buy? How much house can you really afford? Mike shares why homeownership can still build stability, equity, and long-term wealth—and why getting approved for a
The Chef Proving That Creole Cuisine Has Always Been African Food | Chef Serigne Mbaye | The Last Zebra (opens the original)
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What happens when the food you grew up on finally gets the recognition it deserves? For Chef Serigne Mbaye, Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Dakar NOLA, it’s been a lifelong journey. Raised between Harlem and Senegal, his earliest kitchen was his mother’s restaurant—and later, their home. At five, he moved to Senegal. He returned to the U.S. as a teenager without English, working by day, studying by night, and finding his way through kitchens. He chose cooking when others laughed. He never stopped
From the Lab to a Startup: Fighting Heart Disease and the Gap He Won't Ignore | The Last Zebra (opens the original)
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What if we could understand hearing damage before it becomes permanent? For Dr. Marcus Brown, that question sits at the intersection of engineering, medicine, research, and entrepreneurship. A biomedical engineer and co-founder of Oto-Biomechanics, Dr. Brown has spent years studying how sound, pressure, and blast exposure affect one of the most intricate machines in the human body: the ear. His work has particular implications for military personnel and veterans, where repeated exposure to aircr
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist: This Birth Defect Is 10x More Common and Still Going Undetected (opens the original)
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Most people think a 20-week ultrasound is about finding out whether they're having a boy or a girl. Dr. Celeste Sheppard wants to change that. A maternal-fetal medicine specialist, perinatologist, and founder of the Tiny Hearts Project, Dr. Sheppard has dedicated her career to solving one of the biggest blind spots in prenatal care: congenital heart disease. It's the most common birth defect, yet prenatal detection rates remain far lower than they should be—even though finding these conditions b
Cancer Surgeon: He Cures Lung Cancer With a Robot. Here's How. (opens the original)
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When most people think of heart surgery, they think of dramatic operations and life-or-death moments. Dr. Brian Pettiford sees something different. He sees an opportunity to diagnose cancer earlier, treat it with less pain, and give patients a chance to go home just days later with their disease already behind them. As one of the Gulf South's leading cardiothoracic surgeons, Dr. Pettiford has spent decades at the forefront of lung cancer surgery, helping transform procedures that once required m
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