Ever wish you had could watch, or even participate in, the dissection of a cadaver? I'm personally too squeamish for such things, but there's a …
Month: August 2010
Stanford medical and Master of Medicine students will receive iPads
UPDATE - 08/05/10: The official announcement is now live. Scope contributor Stesha Doku is quoted in the release: "Pretty much this is a perfect tool …
Stanford neurologist: Little evidence to link cell phones with cancer
In anticipation of San Francisco's cell phone radiation disclosure ordinance, which was approved earlier this summer and will take effect in Feb., Paul Fisher, MD, …
Why the competition isn't adult vs. embryonic stem cells
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has an insightful blog post discussing the buzz over reports that adult stem cell therapies are progressing at …
Study links high heels to osteoarthritis and joint problems
Poor Carrie Bradshaw! It turns out everyone's favorite fictional writer and shoe aficionado could be facing some health issues in the future: According to results …
Emergency room interventions may reduce alcohol-based violence among teens
A brief counseling session or computerized intervention with teens who show up at the emergency room could help them avoid future alcohol use and violence. …
Mercury News looks at how clinicians are using medical apps
There's a nice survey of medical app use in the San Jose Mercury News today, which offers several good examples of how clinicians are using …
Flour a potential carrier for E. coli and Salmonella
The time-honored childhood traditions of licking cake batter off cooking utensils and sneaking bites of raw cookie dough may soon become extinct. Turns out the …
What's causing all those food allergies?
CNN Health has an interesting piece on food allergies this afternoon. Noting that an increasing number of children in the United States and other industrialized …
Studies show growing toll of obesity
Obesity, which once affected only a small part of the U.S. population, has become so prevalent that it's culturally entrenched - and that means its …
The power of touch in the exam room
Womens Health News blogger Rachel Walden just wrote a nice entry on the importance of touch during a doctor's appointment. She shares her thoughts on …
Yea or nay on California's prop to legalize weed?
Personally, I've been wavering on how I'll vote in November on the California proposition that legalizes marijuana. I hear the proponents of Proposition 19 with …
Found footage: Electronic health records – in 1961
This is an excerpt from a 1960s film detailing a "joint study" to determine whether "it was possible to eliminate the paperwork or at least …
Keith Humphreys on the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
The biggest difference between crack and powder cocaine is who uses it: The former has traditionally been the vice of African Americans; the latter (more …
Massachusetts' physician-gift ban to remain intact
Earlier this summer, I wrote about a proposal to overturn Massachusetts' physician-gift ban. This afternoon, the Health Blog is reporting that the ban likely won't …
A vaccine for chronic stress?
Here's an intriguing idea: a vaccine-like treatment that shields you against chronic stress. But can stress be treated at the biological level? Stanford neurobiologist Robert …