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Month: January 2014
Grand Roundup: Top posts for week of January 12
The five most-read stories published this week on Scope were: Basement floods, ski lifts, and Christmas cookies: Life lessons from winter break: In the second …
Resolutions for the New Year and beyond
As we've climbed over the halfway point of January, I'm just getting around to making a New Year's resolution (Be more organized!). Anyway, if your …
New approach to resuscitation training saves more kids
Children whose hearts stop while they are in the hospital need fast, well-coordinated resuscitation to give them the best chance of surviving their cardiac arrest. …
Saying thank you with art: Stanford undergrad pens one-woman play on cancer
These days, most people say “thank you” with a quick e-mail or text. If they’re really grateful they may (gasp!) hand write a note. Stanford …
Dinners spark neuroscience conversation, collaboration
Sometimes big discoveries start with small conversations. That was the idea at least when Stanford's Bio-X program placed scientists from different backgrounds in adjoining labs …
Physicians discuss willingness to write prescriptions for health apps
The mobile health market is rapidly growing, and it's estimated that within five years 50 percent of mobile device users will have downloaded mobile health apps. …
New preeclampsia toolkit will help prevent maternal deaths
California hospitals have a new tool to help reduce maternal deaths. Today, the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative released a toolkit for the treatment of …
Stanford Medicine X seeking students for leadership program
Each year, Stanford Medicine X brings together stakeholders in health care to discuss the intersection of emerging technologies and medicine. According to director Larry Chu, …
More evidence that prolonged inactivity may shorten life span, increase risk of chronic disease
If you have a lengthy daily commute, spend hours at a desk clacking on the computer, or sit for a prolonged period for other reasons, …
Mobile devices at bedtime? Sleep experts weigh in
Find yourself tossing and turning after checking e-mail on your smartphone or tablet before bed? Blame your body for being slow to catch up with …
Study shows funding for LGBT health research lacking, offers solutions
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients often face a unique set of health risks, including higher rates of hepatitis among gay men and increased risk …
Basement floods, ski lifts, and Christmas cookies: Life lessons from winter break
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged was recently launched as a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on …
Thoughts on the arts and humanities in shaping a medical career
We've written before about art's intersections with medicine. For example, Audry Shafer, MD, director of Stanford's Program on Arts, Humanities, and Medicine, explains how art …
Two Stanford students’ $20 device to treat clubfoot in developing countries
In the video above, Stanford graduate students Jeff Yang and Ian Connolly demo their design for a brace to correct clubfoot in a way that's comfortable …
Treating common forms of blindness using tissue generated with ink-jet printing technology
The possibility of printing organs or tissues to treat a range of medical conditions is one that continually fascinates me. So I was interested to …