The holidays tend to be a time of increased stress. Calendars are more packed than usual, financial concerns may bubble up, and there can be a …
Month: December 2016
New technique could allow minimally invasive monitoring of lung cancer
With just a small sample of blood, Stanford researchers have figured out a way to track the evolution of lung tumors. The technique could help …
Better teachers, better doctors, better patients: Stanford’s Faculty Development Center at 30
"See one, do one, teach one," goes the medical school adage. But how do you learn how to teach one? "In medical training, education and …
Therapy dogs take a bite out of student stress before exams
Erin Devine, PhD, a first-year medical student at Stanford's School of Medicine, was on her way to study for a challenging anatomy final when she …
On research, caviar consumption, and wealth: A Stanford scientist investigates
It was an hours-delayed flight and a $10 food voucher that did it. Annoyed, Anders Huitfeldt, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar at the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), decided …
Drug combinations that help breast cancer patients discovered using data science
When computer scientist Andrew A. Radin came to Stanford University School of Medicine and enrolled in a biomedical informatics course, he was just there to …
A voyage to inner space: The diagnostics emerging from Stanford
I was 5, or maybe 6. We were standing in line at Disneyland. And, suddenly, I was terrified. I had thought we were in line …
From one, to two: The separation of the conjoined Sandoval twins, in photos
This week's separation of conjoined twins Eva and Erika Sandoval at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford provided many dramatic moments for our photographers to capture. …
California setting a new path for mental health services
At the time, I thought it was an odd proposal. California voters in November 2004 were asked to approve a state-wide proposition that would tax …
How primary care physicians can embrace population health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' new payment model, called the Quality Payment Program, issues a powerful challenge to primary care physicians: Improve the quality of …
Conjoined twins successfully separated at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
At about 6 p.m. on Dec. 6, two-year-old Eva Sandoval was wheeled across the hall from her twin sister, Erika, the first time in the …
How to turn electricity into a brain drug
A jolt of electricity can act as a drug when just the right amount of it is delivered to just the right part of the brain. …
Former Stanford Biodesign fellows working to combat night terrors
Imagine sharing a home with someone whose sleep is routinely disturbed by a disorder that causes fits of unconsolable and extreme distress. During these episodes, …
Getting an MD? Here’s why you also need business skills
Business skills such as teamwork, leadership and data analysis are becoming increasingly important for physicians, Christopher Krubert, MD, MBA, argues in a recent Stanford Graduate …
Wanted: Nancy Snyderman reflects on Ebola and calls for commitment to science literacy
Two years ago, Nancy Snyderman, MD, was the subject of "wanted" posters placed around her New Jersey home town. Was she a bank robber? A kidnapper? No, …
The importance of self-compassion amidst Finals Week stress
Today marks the first day of Dead Week for pre-clinical students at Stanford’s medical school, the seven days before the first day of Finals Week, …