Four female athletes were required to undergo "partial clitorectomies" and gonadectomies (removal of gonads) as a result of the current gender-policing polices of major sports …
Month: April 2014
Foreign health care aid delivers the goods
Eran Bendavid, MD, knows there's a lot of debate about whether foreign aid for health care is really making an impact. So he and his …
Changing views on dietary fiber's role in weight loss
As the brain-gut connection comes into sharper focus, new insights into obesity are emerging. A recent study has found that dietary fiber's role in weight …
Countdown to clinics: 7 challenges of jumping into third year
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 …
Helping to prevent ACL tears in young athletes
A clinical report recently released by the American Academy of Pediatrics provides 14 recommendations for doctors who work with children in school or sports programs …
Chief technology officer of the United States to speak at Big Data in Biomedicine conference
Next month, hundreds of participants from academia, information technology companies, venture capital firms and public health institutions will gather on the Stanford campus at the …
Cardiac arrest in pregnancy: New consensus statement addresses CPR for expectant moms
When a pregnant woman’s heart stops, two lives are threatened. Yet few caregivers know how to modify their cardiopulmonary resuscitation technique for the expectant mom …
Spouses with sunnier dispositions may boost their partners' well-being
Past research has shown that a positive outlook on life could be a factor in both health and longevity. But findings recently published in the …
Stanford researcher Roger Kornberg discusses drive and creativity in Nobel Prize Talks podcast
Nobel Laureate and Stanford Professor Roger Kornberg, PhD, discusses the importance of language, the benefits of frequent failure and how he developed the art of focusing …
To get your creative juices flowing, start moving
The choreographer Twyla Tharp wrote a self-help book, The Creative Habit, that offers tips on nurturing your creativity. A New York Times book review distills Tharp's …
SEMPER team reflects on relief work after Typhoon Haiyan
As previously reported on Scope, the Stanford Emergency Medicine Program for Emergency Response sent 1o medical professionals to the Philippines last year to relieve Typhoon Haiyan victims. …
This is your brain on a computer chip
Here are some numbers that blew me away when I heard them earlier last week. You brain is using just a few watts of power …
Grand Roundup: Top posts for the week of April 20
The five most-read stories this week on Scope were: Knitting as ritual – with potential health benefits?: A piece on The Checkup covers recent research …
Finding relief from lower back pain
If you thought a pain in the neck was inconvenient, try on chronic lower back pain for size. (Just kidding – both sound uncomfortable.) In a …
Stanford's senior associate dean of medical education talks admissions, career paths
Okay, so you want to go to med school. Let's talk! Last month at Med School 101, Charles Prober, MD, senior associate dean of medical …
Stanford Medicine to open its doors to community during Health Matters event
On Saturday, May 10, Stanford Medicine will host a free community day at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge on the Stanford …