E-cigarettes are far from safe, Robert Jackler, MD, writes in a strongly worded op-ed that appeared over the weekend in the San Jose Mercury News. …
Month: April 2015
Antibiotic use in California neonatal intensive care units varies widely, study finds
California neonatal intensive care units have huge differences in their rates of antibiotic use, a new study has found. And when it comes to antibiotics …
Stanford Medicine’s Lloyd Minor on re-conceiving medical education
Stanford Medicine is no stranger to pioneering changes in medical education, so a panel on re-inventing health provider education at the Association of Health Care Journalism …
Billions lack surgical care; report calls for change
In this country, we take it for granted that we will have access to needed surgeries, whether it's the repair of a broken leg or …
New retinal implant could restore sight
If your car battery runs out of juice, the car won't run, but that doesn't mean it's time to scrap the car. Similarly (at least …
From suffering to compassion: Meditation teacher-author Sharon Salzberg shares her story
Mediatation master and author Sharon Salzberg showed her recent Stanford audience that she could field even the toughest questions about the nature of compassion. "What …
“Everybody dies – just discuss it and agree on what you want”
Earlier this week, my colleague pointed to a New York Times essay penned by VJ Periyakoil, MD. In it, Periyakoil calls for a role-reversal in …
Physician-author Abraham Verghese encourages journalists to tell the powerful stories of medicine
Stanford's Abraham Verghese, MD, greeted hundreds of journalists at the Association of Health Care Journalists 2015 conference last evening with a talk centered on the power of …
Type of verbal therapy could reduce PTSD risk among trauma victims
Turning on the bedroom light can knock the teeth out of all kinds of terrors. This same concept - seeing things as they are, not …
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory: Med student encourages community engagement
Right after graduating from Stanford, Steve (Suk) Ko moved to East Palo Alto with some friends who were also recent graduates. They put all their effort …
Live tweeting from Association of Health Care Journalists conference
Starting tomorrow morning, we'll be live tweeting from the Association of Health Care Journalists 2015 conference, which is being held in Santa Clara, Calif. and …
Brain tumor growth driven by neuronal activity, Stanford-led study finds
Nerve activity in the cerebral cortex can drive the growth of deadly brain tumors called high-grade gliomas, new research has found. The finding, from a …
Vrrrooom, vrrrooom vesicles: A Stanford researcher’s work on neurotransmission
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford's most innovative researchers. When one neuron wants to communicate with another …
Finding asthma outbreaks using Twitter: How social media can improve disease detection
Want to know if bad air has sparked an asthma epidemic in your neighborhood? Well, you'll have to wait several weeks using traditional epidemiologic methods, a …
A high-school student reflects on bringing joy to pediatric intensive care unit
The pediatric intensive care unit can feel like an alternate reality, one in which the challenges of treating severe illness push being a kid into …
How would you like to die? Tell your doctor in a letter
Asking patients how they would like to die is not a question that comes easy to most doctors. Not surprisingly, most of us - doctors …