Symposium discusses promise and pitfalls of technology in medicine
A Stanford symposium asks: In the midst of technological progress, how do doctors retain the human touch with patients and ensure that new developments enhance, rather than impede, their profession?
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Childhood obesity and depression appear linked in the brains of children and teens with both conditions, according to new Stanford research.
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Preventing falls in older adults: Exercise and risk assessment can help, but no need for vitamin D
In an update, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends exercise to prevent falls in older adults at risk, but recommends against using vitamin D supplements for this purpose.
Using CRISPR to edit coral
In a proof-of-principle study, Stanford scientists and colleagues used the CRISPR/Cas9 system to modify genes in coral, suggesting that the tool could one day aid conservation efforts.
Dentistry in the hospital: A Q&A
Dyani Gaudilliere discusses the role of Stanford’s hospital dentists and the need for a more integrated approach to dentistry.
The woman in the elevator — dealing with death in medical training: From the archives
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged essay, former medical student Jennifer DeCoste-Lopez reflects on the loss of a young patient.
From the Scope archives: My struggles with the third-year of med school – and the words that helped me
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It’s when, not if, computers come for medicine
Future physicians may one day be practicing more as overseers rather than decision makers, argues Stanford medical student Steven Zhang.