As of the recent election, seven states and the District of Columbia have now legalized marijuana for recreational use and 19 other states have legalized …
Month: November 2016
Dr. B’s brain collection helps local students learn anatomy
Most of the time, veterinary pathologist Donna Bouley, DVM, PhD, provides pathology support for Stanford researchers and clinicians who work with animals. But she also has …
Film festival connects health care, social justice
I came away from this year's United Nations Film Festival (UNAFF) reflecting on the link between health care and social justice. Stanford's Medicine and the Muse and …
Using storytelling to gain insight into patient perspectives on disease
As medical students, we have the privilege of crossing paths with dozens, if not hundreds, of patients over the course of our training. But our …
Forgiveness after an election loss: Grieving and anger are normal, for a while
One of the great things about writing for a living is that when I experience something in my own life, I can use that as …
Diagnose this: A look at anticipating and preventing disease
As discussed here earlier this week, the new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine explores the meaning and future of diagnostics. But what exactly is diagnostics? For …
More of a single chemical in a single brain region means better mental juggling
You're cruising down the highway, yakking via bluetooth with a business colleague and adding a few numbers in your head. In about two minutes you've …
“The visualization shows it all”: Stanford statistician transforms data into images
A strong believer in accessible data, statistician Susan Holmes, PhD, specializes in visualization. She is particularly drawn to complicated datasets and has worked on a …
#Iamaphysician launched to showcase diversity in medicine
Perhaps you heard about this recent incident: On a flight, Tamika Cross, MD, was blocked from helping a fellow passenger experiencing a medical crisis because the …
Two weeks in China: Lessons on innovating abroad
I recently spent two weeks in Beijing as part of a program at the Stanford Center at Peking University. Led by Robert Chang, MD, a …
Could immunotherapy be helpful for cancer in dogs?
Four years ago, Irv Weissman, MD, and his lab at Stanford’s Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine published a paper showing that, in …
The power and limits of zeroing in: Stanford Medicine magazine on diagnostics
Could my toilet save my life some day? Or could my bra? When professor and chair of radiology Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, met with me …
Ebola infection may be asymptomatic, study finds
In the heat of the Ebola crisis in late 2014, Stanford’s Gene Richardson, MD, was among the brave physicians who volunteered in Sierra Leone to …
Yes, chronic pain and joy can coexist
In May 1998, in a moment of inattention, I torqued my knee during a modern dance class. A small mistake but one that turned out …
Many adults should now take statins, task force says
The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force now recommends that many adults take a low to moderate dose of a statin to reduce their risk of a …
Lymphoma shares secrets in its circulating tumor DNA
It's becoming more and more clear that blood samples can reveal much about a person's tumor. Now hematologist and oncologist Ash Alizadeh, MD, PhD, and radiation oncologist Maximilian …