Yesterday the New England Journal of Medicine reported that a 14-year-old patient in England has sustained a fracture as a result of an intense session …
Month: February 2010
Emmanuel Mignot discusses Kleine-Levin Syndrome on the Today Show
Sleep expert Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, was just interviewed on the Today Show about a 15 year-old girl from England who has Kleine-Levin Syndrome. Mignot …
Nomadic cells may hold clues to cancer's spread
Stanford developmental biologist Joanna Wysocka, PhD, has found an intriguing link between a human birth defect syndrome and the ability of cancer cells to spread …
Treating the injured amid the apocalypse of Haiti
Over the last two days, I have spoken to seven caregivers at Stanford who treated earthquake victims in Haiti, all describing what they experienced as …
"Baby brain" no more: Study says pregnancy not linked to memory problems
I've always found the terms "baby brain" and "mommy brain" - used to describe memory and concentration lapses experienced by some pregnant women and new …
The cost of forgoing routine vaccinations
Each year millions of U.S. adults go without routine immunizations resulting in as many as 50,000 deaths from preventable diseases. That's according to a recent …
The not-so-immortal life of tissue banks
After hearing Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air interview science journalist Rebecca Skloot on my commute home last night, I'm itching to read Skloot's new …
It's over: No MMR vaccine-autism connection
The Web is buzzing with the news that the British medical journal, The Lancet, has completely retracted the 1998 paper that sparked widespread fears that …
Health care in Haiti before the earthquake: A look back at Haiti's Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Even before last month's earthquake, providing medical care in Haiti was a struggle. A 2002 Stanford Medicine magazine article describes the scene back then in …
Experts say media added to public's confusion on health reform
Covering Health today discusses how the media did no favors in helping the public understand Congress' major (and now dead?) health-reform proposal. The blog entry …
Dan Gillmor on the future of journalism education
This is a bit of an aside from medicine, but I think it's relevant to what we do on Scope. Yesterday Dan Gillmor, author of …
More than half of U.S. adults turn to the Internet for health information
UPDATE: In 2003, Stanford's Laurence Baker, PhD, conducted similar research and found that 40 percent of adults with online access used the Internet for health …
What's the deal with vitamin D?
Emerging research on vitamin D has linked the nutrient to strengthening the immune system and reducing the risk of a multitude of health conditions from …
NIH funding up 3 percent in President's budget
"Whew." That's what you're hearing in research labs across the country today. A collective sigh of relief after the Obama administration's increased commitment to NIH …
NIH provides support for the study of aging
The National Institute on Aging announced this morning that it's putting $36.7 million towards the support and expansion of its Centers on the Demography and …
Individual vs. public health
Year: 1993 Setting: Mendi Hospital, Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea Position: Chief medical officer for Chevron Chevron is contributing to the budget of Mendi …