Over on the Mind the Brain blog, Stanford psychiatrist Shaili Jain, MD, discusses disorders of memory, including post-traumatic stress disorder and Alzheimer's, with Nobel Laureate Eric …
Month: August 2015
Charlotte Jacobs on finding “snippets during every day” to balance careers in medicine and literature
Stanford oncologist Charlotte Jacobs, MD, loved reading biographies as a child. But it wasn't until years later, while on sabbatical at Stanford, that she decided …
Developing certain skills may help you cultivate a positive outlook
Many of us have heard that having a positive outlook on life can improve our mental and physical health. Yet, if you're like me, you've …
Blacks, Hispanics and low-income kids with stomach aches treated differently in ERs
When a child arrives in the emergency room complaining of a stomach pain, appendicitis is the last thing you want to miss, says KT Park, …
National survey reveals extent of Americans living with pain
Yesterday, the NIH announced a new analysis of data that examined how much pain people in America suffer. The findings, published in The Journal of Pain, …
When bacteria swarm: H. pylori home in on our stomach cells
Imagine you’re thrown into wild ocean waters, battered by waves until you can’t tell which way is up. Your only chance of survival is to …
A cheaper, faster way to find genetic defects in heart patients
In most people, heart disease develops through a lifetime of cigarettes, trans fats or high glycemic foods. For only a minority of patients does the …
“What might they be interested in learning from me?” Tips on medical advocacy
We’ve partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Using “big data” to improve patient care: Researchers explore a-fib treatments
A Stanford cardiac electrophysiologist and colleagues have used a unique research method to learn more about atrial fibrillation. Mintu Turakhia, MD, and collaborators at Medtronic and Massachusetts …
A recipe for disaster: Stanford researchers identify mutations that contribute to rare blood cancers
"One thing we've learned about cancers is that each has its own unique recipe for malignancy. Some use the same ingredients and some a have …
Scope is taking a summer break
We’re taking a little break this month; from now until August 25, Scope will be on a limited publishing schedule. During that time, you may …
Girls’ Day Out event helps unite — and nurture — teens battling cancer
There are many treatments, therapies and drugs for cancer, but sometimes a day of pampering with friends is just what the doctor ordered. That's why …
Chinese clinicians use inpatient visits to compensate for drug revenue loss
For decades, many doctors in rural China boosted their incomes by both recommending and selling drugs, often at steep markups. With mounting evidence of overprescription, …
Passing the boards: Reassessing “Step 1 madness”
Charles Prober, MD, senior associate dean of medical education at Stanford, has long been concerned about the misuse of Step 1. The national standardized test, …
Ethiopian gene offers potential help for hypoxia
Gene therapies have been developed for color blindness, Parkinson's, SCID, and muscular dystrophy, among others. Now there soon could be another to add to the list: hypoxia, …
Stanford’s MyHeart Counts app reaches overseas to Hong Kong and the UK
In an effort to continue signing up new participants for their heart research study at groundbreaking speeds, researchers at Stanford launched their iPhone app MyHeart Counts …