At a time of political tensions between the United States and North Korea, researchers at Stanford's medical school have been able to reach across the …
Month: January 2011
How social media may change the peer-review process
Tools like blogs and Twitter have fostered a public dialogue that allows anyone to critique, question or comment on scientific papers as soon as they …
Why hospitals need da Vincis
Vector blog's Keeley Wray explains why hospitals, replete with medical technology, also need modern-day da Vincis: ...da Vinci wouldn't just be concerned with gleaning new …
KevinMD: Doctors should help patients navigate health information
Spot-on perspective on patient self-diagnosis from Kevin Pho, MD: Getting online and helping patients navigate through the trove of health information on the web is …
Parsing the torrent of data produced by medical imaging
The developments in imaging technologies over the past four decades have resulted in sophisticated machines that can capture tens of thousands of images of a …
Playwright takes health care to the stage
Playwright Anna Deavere Smith was on NPR yesterday, discussing "Let Me Down Easy", her one-woman show that "looks at broad concerns about healthcare through the eyes …
Surgeon general calls for more breastfeeding support
Despite health organizations' recommendations that moms exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months, only 13 percent of U.S. moms actually do so. That's …
Our "very ordinary" emergency trauma system
There's an interesting Huffington Post piece today on U.S. trauma centers, one of which garnered much attention following the shooting in Tucson, Ariz. eleven days …
Stanford’s Sean Mackey discusses recent advances in pain research and treatment
Chronic pain, which affects more than 70 million Americans, not only compromises patients and their families' quality of life but also has important societal and …
In study, majority of kid’s foods marketed as "good for you" actually weren’t
Don't be tempted by Dora the Explorer's smile, parents: In a new study, 84 percent of children's foods that were marketed as "healthy" didn't, in …
Stanford researchers develop technique to explore deep regions of the brain at the cellular level
Recent advancements in micro-optics have allowed scientists to observe the cells of the deep brain and capture momentary snapshots of microscopic changes occurring over months …
One-in-a-million quadruplets heading home
Big changes start today for one Redwood City, Calif., family: They're welcoming home one of their four quadruplet girls born at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital …
Is the United States losing ground as a leader of medical innovation?
Although the U.S. still tops the list of global leaders in medical technology innovation, emerging markets are gaining ground and stirring up speculation that the …
A story from the edge of medical possibility: Operatic soprano sings after double lung transplant
Charity Tilleman-Dick's story of being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension at age 20 and receiving a double lung transplant has more dramatic highs and lows than …
Nominations open for Medgadget 2010 Medical Weblog Awards
The clock is ticking on the deadline to submit your favorite medical blogs for Medgadget's 2010 Medical Weblog Awards. Nominations are being accepted here until …
Genetics study could lead to development of better wine, table grapes
Researchers have completed the most comprehensive genetic analysis to date of the domesticated grape, and, as described in a USDA release, their work could help …