A few years ago I met with Adam de la Zerda, PhD, who was then a very new assistant professor in structural biology. Most young …
Month: March 2016
Ready, set, match: It’s Match Day!
A day unlike any other has arrived: Match Day, the medical school rite of passage where soon-to-be doctors learn where they will spend their residencies. At …
New money for opioid abuse welcomed to help uninsured, says Stanford’s Keith Humphreys
Good news on the opioid front. Last week, the Senate passed a bill focused on prescription opioid and heroin abuse and, the following day, the U.S. …
Stanford’s Charles Prober considers a common core medical curriculum
Despite having similar traits and a shared mission, medical schools in the U.S. differ from one other through their exact lessons and extracurriculars. So: Should medical education be standardized? …
Countdown to Childx: Discussing worldwide progress on children’s survival
Zulfiqa Bhutta, MD, from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, is an internationally recognized expert on children's health. He'll be a featured speaker at Stanford's Childx conference, being held …
Ultra-sensitive test for cancers & HIV developed by Stanford chemists
Stanford chemists have developed a highly sensitive and specific tool to screen for cancer and HIV — 1000 times more sensitive than current clinical tests. …
We are woefully unprepared for pandemic threat, says economist Larry Summers
While the world takes dramatic and costly steps to prevent the calamitous impact of climate change, preparations for a worldwide pandemic on the scale of …
Fighting cancer on a tiny stage
I have to admit that one of my favorite things about my recent article in the newest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine is the fact that my …
A tribute to medical school
Stanford Medicine Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a week during the …
Open access critical for exchange of research, Stanford professor argues
Without access to journals via a university library or other institutional subscription, thousands of students and researchers are effectively excluded from the exchange of scientific …
Dying for better metrics
I had more fun than you might expect last week writing a press release about p-values, a perpetually misunderstood and mishandled statistical measure of significance that …
Zika is just one of many tropical viruses headed our way, says Stanford expert
The Zika virus has gotten a lot of press in recent months. As the suspected culprit for an unusual increase in microcephaly in Brazil's newborns, …
Finding the right doctor and learning to live with a progressive genetic disorder — as a family
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. …
Medical student Megan Deakins Roche runs — and wins — long-distance trail races
Professional athlete. Check. Doctor-to-be. Check. Wife of a fellow runner and mama to a puppy dog. Check. Third-year medical student Megan Deakins Roche showed just how …
The most important letter you may ever write
When most people are asked how they would like to die, they'll tell you they want to go gently and comfortably, with family at their …
Suicide, rape and other crises stump Siri and her conversational agent peers
Siri can help with navigation, offer cooking tips and even tell stories. But how does she respond in a crisis? Not well enough, according to …