Photographer Max Aguilera-Hellweg, MD, shoots the most gorgeous photos of the human body. His pictures often capture moments when the body is at its most …
Month: March 2017
At Match Day, 70 doctors-to-be embark upon “a tremendously exciting period”
Friday was a big day in the life of 70 soon-to-be graduating Stanford medical students, who found out where they'll be heading for residency. My colleague Tracie …
Moderate exercise may benefit patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Moderate exercise may not only be safe for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the heart disease most commonly associated with sudden death in athletes, but could …
Match Day 2017: What will the envelope reveal?
Today, at 9 a.m. Pacific time, around 18,000 medical students across the U.S. will find out the direction of the next two to five years …
Health journalists focus heavily on initial, positive studies that may be refuted, says study
Will people read about null research findings? And are such findings news? These are critical questions facing health reporters, because news coverage often influences how people …
Doctor times two: A glimpse at a dual-physician marriage
Take the busyness that any two professionals in a couple might have and layer on critical illnesses, emergency surgeries, grant applications, and two incessantly beeping …
Special delivery: Letters of support to Syrian refugees
In the video above, Raneem, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan, is shown reading aloud a letter of support from a research assistant at Stanford …
On colors, art and eyes: An art historian and ophthalmologist explains how it works
As the mama of a toddler, I'm a first-rate color spotter. "Look!" I say enthusiastically. "Could you get the yellow cup?" Or the blue block, …
“Off-the-charts dangerous”: Sham stem cell trial at Florida clinic blinds three women
I can summarize a recent press release I wrote about an unproven stem cell treatment in three words: sad, shocking and sobering. Three women with …
“A force of nature”: Stanford biophysicist examines tiny molecules quickly
In the past, if you wanted to see which molecules interacted with a particular protein in the body, with the hopes of developing an effective …
Immunotherapy may help treat kids’ brain tumors, preliminary Stanford study shows
In trials in mice, a therapy developed at Stanford safely and effectively treated five types of pediatric brain tumors, according to new data published today …
Struggling to stay afloat: Studying for med school finals
Studying for finals in medical school is like trying to survive a rip tide. That's the most accurate way I can describe what it feels like …
Taking painkillers with sleeping pills is an increasingly risky business
For those of us following the confounding opioid epidemic, there’s more bad news. Stanford researchers have determined that taking strong prescription painkillers together with sleeping …
“The tip of the iceberg”: A look at stem cell science at Stanford
For outsiders, it's easy to get confused about the status of stem cell science. If you have questions, a recent Stanford Magazine article offers a reader-friendly entrée. …
The gift of life: Living with new lungs
When I mention to people that I had a double lung transplant, they usually react in one of two ways. They're likely to say, "Wow, …
The future of baby-making: Stanford’s Russ Altman hosts a discussion
Wanna talk about making babies? Russ Altman, MD, PhD, a Stanford professor of bioengineering, genetics and medicine, does. He recently dedicated an episode of the …