This spring, Stanford Medicine hosted its fourth annual Health Matters event at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge. Nearly 1,500 people came …
Month: July 2016
Stanford’s John Ioannidis on “underperforming big ideas”
In a thought-provoking JAMA commentary out today, Stanford's John Ioannidis, MD, DSc, and two colleagues call for biomedical researchers — and funding institutions — to "sunset underperforming …
New study provides deep dive into deadly fungal infections
Fungi lack the big name players fielded by the viruses -- such as HIV and Zika -- or the bacteria -- think salmonella, streptococcus. But …
Stanford study shows what happens in brain during hypnosis
I've never tried, but I'm fairly certain I would be difficult to hypnotize. I cling stubbornly to a sense of control, even in situations -- …
Adolescent mental health the focus of upcoming Stanford conference
Following suicide clusters among Palo Alto, Calif. adolescents in 2008-09 and again in 2014-15, mental health experts from Stanford Children's Health and Santa Clara County, …
Why become a doctor? A simple remark that changed everything
Becoming a doctor was not part of the plan for Jeff Dunn, MD, who majored in French literature as an undergrad. But when he was …
New technology reveals surprise immune system discovery
This story would be a simple tale of helpful new technology - of which I've written a lot - but it also goes to show how new technology can …
One researcher’s journey to understand the molecular basis of aging, using blood
Hanadie Yousef, PhD, studies how the body ages -- first as a graduate student at UC Berkeley and currently as a postdoctoral research fellow at …
A look at the fight against chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome, also called myalgic encephalomyelitis or ME/CFS, is a debilitating disease that affects more than 1 million Americans. The cause of CFS, which …
“Just an immigrant kid” who now leads the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
I'm a few days late to this, but this story is too good — and too inspirational — to not share here. Last Friday, CNN …
Cancer and the sugars that coat our cells: A TEDxStanford presentation
College students tend to toss their class notes as soon as final exams are over, but in a recent TEDxStanford talk, biochemist Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD, makes a strong …
Most primary care doctors have favorite patients, study finds
As a teacher, I try to treat all my students equally, but I definitely have favorites. I'm sure other teachers have favorite students too, so …
Reductions in child mortality have closed the global lifespan inequality gap
In the past, societies had significant "lifespan inequality gaps". Some people died at birth or during childhood, while others lived until they were 40, 50, …
Just one needle saves a life following Stanford physician’s trip to Madagascar
Stanford emergency physician S.V. Mahadevan, MD, had no idea when he visited Madagascar two months ago that he would help save the life of an …
Containing the pain: Youth use photovoice to capture their experiences
If you’ve ever been in extreme or extended pain, you know how difficult it can be to put the experience in words. How then can …
“A sense of panic”: Concern about funding dominates global AIDS summit
Stanford's Eran Bendavid, MD, is among the 18,000 people gathered this week in South Africa for the 21st International AIDS Conference. And he, like many others, …