What brain science tells us about family separations
A Stanford pediatric trauma expert discusses children's separation from their parents at the border and shares how childhood trauma can harm the brain.
Neurosurgeon Odette Harris: A unique and rare physician
Jamaican-born Odette Harris was recently promoted to full professor at Stanford, making her one of the first black female professors of neurosurgery in the nation. She discusses her journey in a new podcast.
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Are the health-benefit claims from intermittent fasting backed up by scientific evidence? John Trepanowski, postdoctoral research fellow at the Stanford Prevention Research Center,weighs in.
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Let’s pretend: A family’s denial
Writer Loren Stephens reflects on her father's death from cancer and on her family's decision to hide the terminal diagnosis from him. This is part of Scope's collaboration with the publication Months to Years.
Protecting children is up to us: Border policy illustrates need for advocacy
Pediatric resident Jennifer DeCoste-Lopez emphasizes the importance of nurturing caregivers and decries policies that separate children from parents.
Doctors with disabilities: A case for inclusion
A greater acceptance of, and more, people with disabilities are needed in the health care workforce, physician Cheri Blauwet writes.
Learn to fail, advises this Stanford Medicine grad
"We must accept that we will fail before we succeed." So said Opher Kornfeld, PhD, during his speech at Stanford Medicine's diploma ceremony.
Nobody is perfect: Why your medical student isn’t judging you
A fourth-year medical student reflects on the importance of the many questions doctors pose to their patients.
Judgment is not within our jurisdiction: A challenge for physicians
"Of all the four pillars of medical ethics," writes this med student, "perhaps the most difficult one to uphold is justice, the obligation to treat all patients equally and fairly."
What I learned in medical school
With graduation approaching, Stanford medical student Akhilesh Pathipati reflects on what he has learned over the last four years.