When listening to our latest 1:2:1 podcast, featuring a conversation with Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH, two things jumped out at me. First, Bobinet, an expert in design …
Month: November 2015
“We need a breakthrough”: Cancer researchers call for more effective, lower cost therapies
Cancer is wily. Although drug developers are continually crafting hard-hitting drugs, a variety of factors, such as a tumor's genetic heterogeneity, mean that cancer usually …
How to combine anesthesiology, internal medicine and rock climbing
I'll admit it: I'm in awe of, and a little intimidated by, medical residents. Between the early call times, long hours, and flurry of patients …
A cure is not enough for young cancer survivors
I survived Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a young adult about twenty years ago, thanks to the chemotherapy and radiotherapy that I received at Stanford Hospital as …
How one statistician is refining clinical trials
Biomed Bites is back. It's a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford's most innovative biomedical researchers. A love of mathematics propelled Ying Lu, …
Desire for quality end-of-life care crosses ethnic groups
Ethnic minorities want quality end-of-life care, including in-depth conversations with their physicians about how to achieve this, but they often face barriers to getting the …
Treating insulin resistance may speed recovery from major depression
In a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial detailed in this study in Psychiatry Research, pioglitazone - a generically available drug that's approved for type 2 diabetes …
Is a proposed ban on smoking in public housing fair?
Cigarette smoking kills nearly half a million Americans each year, making it the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. So the …
Empathy and the darker side of pediatrics
Stanford Medicine Unplugged (formerly SMS Unplugged) is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
Immune cell linked to surgery recovery time, Stanford scientists find
We don't think about doctors getting sick, or about them feeling just as lousy and miserable as the rest of us when they're recovering. But …
“Dear Future Doctor, here’s a few things you’ll need to know”: Med students release parody video
Ready for the first-ever musical parody produced by Stanford medical students? Filmed on campus last month and released this afternoon, Dear Future Doctor features a group of mostly …
Clues could help identify fraudulent research before publication
Liars leave behind evidence, researchers have found, whether they're bluffing at poker or fabricating financial reports. Now, a study published in the Journal of Language and Social Psychology has …
Take it from me: To improve compliance with psychiatric meds, we must educate patients
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. …
Precision health in practice: Using HealthKit to monitor patients’ blood-sugar levels
Imagine having to keep track of your diabetic son's constantly changing blood sugar levels by typing each individual reading into an email. Then, once in the …
Parents now help doctors decide what care is right for the sickest babies
Today, NPR's Morning Edition featured an in-depth story on the evolution of decision-making in neonatal intensive care units - hospital nurseries for the sickest infants. Parents now …
Using social media in clinical research: Case studies address ethical gray areas
If a public-health researcher is reviewing Facebook profiles of 14-year-old males for firearm references and discovers photos or words referencing a potentially threatening situation, should the …