Nice post from Bryan Vartabedian, MD, today aimed at helping doctors cope with information overload. Among his advice: Minimize noise. The key to successful input …
Month: August 2011
Does influenza trigger narcolepsy?
Two years ago, Stanford sleep researcher Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, made headlines when he showed that narcolepsy is an autoimmune disease, caused when patients’ immune systems …
Possible trigger for childhood seizures identified
One in 10 people will experience a seizure at some point during their lifetimes. Epilepsy, a pattern of recurrent seizures, affects about one in 26 …
Image of the Week: Clark Center at night
Just over a week ago, Trey Ratcliff organized a photo walk at Stanford. This gorgeous photo of the Clark Center, shot by Alex Stoll, was …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of Aug. 14
The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: Addiction: All in the mind?: Stanford Professor Keith Humphreys, PhD, discusses the American Society of Addiction …
Bacteria: The new pirates of the Caribbean?
I missed this yesterday, but here's a fascinating account of reverse zoonosis (essentially the transmission of an infectious disease from humans to non-human animals) on …
Gender differences and mental health
Previous research has found that nearly 1 in 5 Californians suffer from mental health disorders and that, overall, women are nearly twice as likely as …
From toy to medical gadget
This is very cool: An MIT scientist, described as "the MacGyver of medical inventions," reconfigures toys and other everyday items like bike pumps into medical …
The need to increase college students' consumption of fruits and vegetables
The majority of Americans don't eat enough fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. And now new research is showing that college students also fail …
Gloomy outlook for the health industry?
In case you missed it in the business section today, the New York Times is reporting on indicators of economic sluggishness in the health industry sector: …
Addiction: All in the mind?
For a brief period of my life, I consumed far more opioids than the most hardened heroin addict. After a freak injury that left me …
Who pays for autism therapy?
The battle to get health insurers to cover a particular therapy for children with autism - Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA - is heating up, …
High school students share their experiences in CIRM-funded internship program
This year, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine launched a pilot program during which high-school students intern in university labs and work on projects combining …
When too-similar drug names lead to mix-ups
Over at Shots today, Eliza Barclay takes a look at the confusing world of drug names and the confusion caused by drugs with similar names: There are nearly 800 …
Caution advised for cancer patients who take herbal supplements
A Northwestern University geriatric oncologist is reminding cancer patients to be careful about their use of herbal remedies during treatment. In a release on e! …
New form will make choosing insurance plans easier for consumers
For many, choosing a health insurance plan can be a complicated and overwhelming experience. But come March, it may be as easy as reading the …