I don't think anyone goes to an office meeting with the intent of laying waste to an entire tray of mini muffins. Yet I've witnessed …
Month: November 2013
Is medical information on Wikipedia a public-health problem?
Anyone can edit Wikipedia, but who actually does? Weird Al Yankovic, for one, according to his song "White and Nerdy." But while many citizen editors …
Volunteers sought for autism drug study
There is no known cure for autism, and there are no medications approved for treating the social aspects of the condition, such as difficulty interpreting …
Image of the Week: The agony of pain
As my colleague wrote about last week, the current issue of Stanford magazine includes a feature, "Make It Stop," on the pain research happening here. The image above …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of November 10
The five most-read stories published this week on Scope were: The day my doctor thanked me: In this first-person piece, Inspire contributor Shani Weber shares how her …
A tale of two Shelbys: The true story of two diabetes patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Meet the Shelbys. Shelby #1: 9-years-old, avid soccer player, recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Has a sister named Sydney …
Dilute bleach solution may combat skin damage and aging, according to Stanford study
Is it time to put away your fancy skin creams and moisturizers? A study published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation by Stanford pediatric …
Stanford's School of Medicine Art Exhibit displays faculty's artistic side
In 2012, the walls of Stanford's Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge were stark, bare and unexciting. But, for Nobel Laureate Paul Berg, PhD, professor emeritus …
Tips for parents on recognizing and responding to type 1 diabetes
An estimated 15,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes each year, and Jen Block, FNP, CDE, a family nurse practitioner …
Caribbean genetic diversity explored by Stanford/ University of Miami researchers
Upcoming holidays likely mean time spent eating and talking with rarely seen relatives - something that could be considered a boon or a trial. One …
"Sodium Girl" on living with a salt-free diet
The writer Jessica Goldman Foung blogs about healthy recipes for a no-salt diet. She's the author of a cookbook, "Sodium Girl's Limitless Low-Sodium Cookbook," and …
Medical practice, patents, and "custom children": A look at the future of reproductive medicine
Recently, 23andMe, the direct-to-consumer genetic diagnostic company, announced it had been issued a patent for a system of applying genetic testing - and, consequently, genetic screening …
"Brains are unmentionable:" A father reflects on reactions to daughter’s mental illness
I'm a few days late to this, but I must draw readers' attention to the beautifully written "No One Brings Dinner When Your Daughter Is An …
Placenta: the video game
As I discovered while editing the new Stanford Medicine magazine report on childbirth, the placenta is a terribly important organ yet a big question mark …
Is "Big Med" the future of health care?
The current special issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association takes the history and vitals of the U.S. health-care system's finances. And, as …
Responses to Rosebud Indian Reservation story: "Nobody cares because nobody realizes these people exist"
As I blogged about here last week, I recently wrote a Stanford Medicine magazine story on the catastrophic health statistics from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in …