Even though doctors and researchers have made great strides in caring for patients in the past few decades, there are still many illnesses that are …
Month: October 2014
Despite genetic advances, detection still key in breast cancer
Just a few years before the launch of the first national breast cancer awareness month, I found a small lump in my left breast. I …
What email does to your brain
Updated 10-2-14: A follow-up post, with tips on how to manage your inbox, can be found here. *** 10-1-14: Have you ever been in a …
Federal BRAIN Initiative funds go to create better sensors for recording the brain's activity
Updated 10-2-14: A quote from Schnitzer was added to the post. *** 10-1-14: Yesterday the National Institutes of Health handed out the first $46 million in funding …
Stanford experts offer more information about enterovirus-D68
Below is an updated version of an entry that was originally posted on Sept. 26. Last week, the California Department of Public Health confirmed that …
The hand-sanitizer dilemma: My experiences treating patients in Uganda
SMS ("Stanford Medical School") Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …