One of the first things I noticed about Donna Jackson -- 68 years old when I met her in 2011 -- was her decisive nature. …
Month: July 2014
Stanford global health chief launches campaign to help contain Ebola outbreak in Liberia
Michele Barry, MD, director of Stanford's Center for Innovation in Global Health, has launched a fundraising campaign to help combat the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, which …
CNN's Sanjay Gupta, MD: journalist, surgeon, advocate
When the history about medical marijuana's path to legitimacy is written, CNN's chief medical reporter Sanjay Gupta, MD, may be more than a footnote. Gupta famously …
At Stanford Health Policy Forum, panelists dig into the issue of organ donation
Sally Satel, MD, was a practicing psychiatrist with a long history of scholarly research and policy-making in health care when a diagnosis of kidney failure …
A molecular "flag" marks key genes
Point to an important gene in a cell, any cell, from most any creature, and it’s likely to have a particular elongated molecular flag stuck …
Finding of reduced brain flexibility adds to Stanford research on how the autistic brain is organized
A Stanford brain-imaging study has just shown that the brains of children with autism are less able to switch from rest to taking on a …
Surgery: Up close and personal
Tens of millions of patients undergo surgery every year in the United States, yet very few have the opportunity to be on the other side …
TV spot features a more humane approach to late-stage cancer care
Updated 8-4-14: The video is no longer posted on the Al Jazzera website, but the online story is still available. *** 7-30-14: Is it possible …
How to get a student-friendly room for under $100
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 …
They said "Yes": The attitude that defines Stanford Bio-X
I write a lot about interdisciplinary research (it’s my job), but it was just recently that I heard the best description of what it is …
Induced pluripotent stem cell mysteries explored by Stanford researchers
Induced pluripotent stem cells, also called iPS cells, made from easily accessible skin or other adult cells, are ideal for disease modeling, drug discovery and, …
Medicine X spotlights mental health, medical team of the future and the “no-smartphone” patient
Innovative thinkers and thought leaders engaged in using emerging technologies to enhance health-care delivery and advance the practice of medicine will gather here in early …
Losing Jules: Breaking the silence around stillbirth
My birthday is coming, and I’m dreading it. I can’t celebrate; I’d like to go to bed and wake up twenty-four hours later. It’s not …
A closer look at new research showing disproportionate rates of melanoma in Marin County
Last week, Cancer Prevention Institute of California/Stanford Cancer Institute researcher Christine Clarke, PhD, shared results of a new report (.pdf) showing that a county in California …
Researchers capture detailed three-dimensional images of cardiac dynamics in zebrafish
The stunning video above depicts a reconstructed beating heart of a zebrafish embryo with the muscle layer shown in red and the endothelium highlighted in …
Can sleep trackers help you get a better night's rest?
As the number of self-tracking gadgets grows, many people are beginning to experiment with monitoring lifestyle habits in an effort to improve their health. In …